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Confinement ou couvre-feu dès 18h ? Les Français préfèrent le reconfinement selon un sondage

Covid: 54% of the French for a nationwide lockdown

As President Macron is about to announce likely new stric lockdown in order to curb the spread of Covid-19, an Elabe survey released on Wednesday March 31, 2021 by BFMTV states 54% of the French are for a new strict nationwide lockdown, like the one the country instated this past Spring. An eleven-point increase compared with the previous survey completed shortly before the implementation of the "strong curbing measures" this past Saturday March 20, 2021.

Covid : "de nouvelles mesures" seront prises dans les prochains jours, selon Emmanuel Macron

Covid: towards harder measures? "Decisive" data expected this Tuesday by Emmanuel Macron

During a Covid press brief, at the end of the European Council held this past Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced new measures will be made “in the coming days, weeks”, if the health situation keeps on deteriorating. As another "decisive" week begins, the head of State is still waiting for the assessment of the first measures instated on Saturday March 20, before eventually announce another tightening. Statements likely to be made this Tuesday, 10 days after the implementation of the latest restrictions, an advisor of the executive says.

Containment: departments at risk of tighter restrictions

As the coronavirus epidemic continues in France, the government has decreed local containment in 19 départements. However, the list could well grow longer. So which departments will be confined next? Here's what the latest figures show.

Coronavirus : Deux fois plus de jeunes hospitalisés en réanimation, pourquoi ?

Coronavirus: younger sick hospitalized in ICU, clear increase in admissions

As the positive effect of vaccination starts being noticeable in nursing homes, more and more young people are hospitalized in intensive care units. There are even twice as many of patients under 50, and without comorbidities since January 2021. Over the past eight days, the phenomenon has been increasing, so much that the regional health authorities and the government are highly concerned.

3e confinement : une annonce de Macron mercredi ?

4-week weekend lockdown or strict lockdown? Emmanuel Macron is said to have already decided

Will Emmanuel Macron announce a third lockdown on Wednesday March 17, 2021? As the epidemic markers are exceeding expectations in Île-de-France, with almost the same standards as the second wave, Prime Minister Jean castex intended two options were being considered by the executive: strict 24/7 lockdown; or weekend lockdown like in Nice or Dunkirk. The news is to be confirmed on Thursday March 18, 2021 at 6 p.m. for the weekly press brief.

Covid: "Additional measures will be made" in Île-de-France, Attal confirms

This Wednesday March 17, 2021 government spokesman Gabriel Attal shares his report following governmental meetings. Given the "degrading epidemic situation", he confirmed that "additional measures will be made statring this weekend", in Île-de-France, and Hauts-de-France. President Macron has to choose between strict 24/7 lockdown and weekend lockdown. As for the final decision, he says to wait for "tomorrow's press briefing".

Exposition Christian Louboutin au Palais de la Porte Dorée à Paris : L'Exhibition[niste] - Photo et Vidéo

Palais de la Porte Dorée's Christian Louboutin online exhibition

If you still have not had the chance to discover the Louboutin exhibition at Paris Palais de la Porte Dorée, we have some good news for you. This Paris cultural agenda favorite is available online. A good thing to wait until the exhibition reopens in 2021.