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Endless Dungeon: our review of Amplitude Studios' new hit!

Endless Dungeon is the latest from Amplitude Studios, released on PC and consoles on October 19, 2023. Plunge into the heart of a space adventure combining action and strategy, while exploring a stunning visual universe. Gameplay, cooperation and challenges - everything you need to know about this promising title is here.

Street Fighter 6: our preview of the most eagerly awaited fighting game of the year

Street Fighter 6, the next generation of the legendary fighting game, is scheduled for release on PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series on June 2, 2023. This new opus promises an unprecedented gaming experience with new characters, innovative game modes and a hyper-realistic universe. Thanks to Capcom's RE Engine game engine, enter a world of breathtaking graphic detail and unprecedented freedom of movement in the history of the saga!

Covid: antigen tests, should you test both in the nose and throat?

Faced with Covid Omicron variant – making antigen tests less reliable – should we test both in the nose and throat to get reliable results? Here is more on the matter!

Covid: requirements to enter France made harsher, Gabriel Attal’s announcements

After December 1, 2021’s council of ministers, Gabriel Attal announced requirements at the borders were now harsher. Compulsory negative test from less than 48 hours for all non-EU travelers, test from less than 24 hours for all non-vaccinated travelers from an EU member country… Here are the latest restrictions.

Covid: how much do PCR tests cost in EU countries?

To return from their trips abroad, French have had to show a negative PCR less than 72 hours old, if not vaccinated. Travelers must then be tested in the countries they went to and sometimes have the bad surprise to see PCR tests can be charged in Europe.

Covid in France: take a stock on France's vaccination schedule

As the fight against Covid goes on in France, the vaccination schedule also changes along with the delivery of vaccine doses in the country, as well as with the approvals granted by the European Medicines Agency. Take a stock on the schedule and key dates of the French vaccination campaign.

Covid: Spain to require negative PCR test at the French border

Starting March 30, 2021, a negative Covid test taken in the past 72 hours will be compulsory to enter Spain from France.

Coronavirus: the Easycov saliva test now reimbursed in France

Allowed to be issued since June 2020, the famous spit-in-a-cup test Eeasycov has been allowed to be reimbursed in France. Developed by a Montpellier-based startup, this test kit enables you to know within forty minutes if you are positive or not to coronavirus, by only requiring four saliva drops.

Coronavirus: towards mass-testing populations? Mass-testing experimented in December in Le Havre

To fight against coronavirus, Jean Castex has announced three mass-testing campaigns in France: in Le Habre, Roubaix and Saint-Etienne. The first mass-testing campaign is to be take place from December 14 to 19, in Le Havre.

Coronavirus: testing centers set up in front of railway stations in Paris

In order to allow French people to get tested more massively, the SNCF announces coronavirus testing centers will be set up in front of railway stations in the biggest cities in France including Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille and Rennes. Keep reading to find out more.

Coronavirus: mandatory quick tests in airports starting November 7 in France

Facing the second coronavirus epidemic wave, France is placed into a new nationwide lockdown. Even though borders with countries part of the European Union remain open, quick “antigenic” tests are to be soon mandatory in airports. Therefore, starting November 7, 2020 every single passenger entering France will have to be tested, excluding those coming from European states.

Coronavirus: quick “antigenic” tests now available in pharmacies in France

As more and more French people are looking to get tested, Health Minister Olivier Véran has confirmed on France Info that the famous tests quicker than PCR tests, the “antigenic” tests are now available in pharmacies even though they are less reliable in some cases.

Coronavirus: new breath screen tests on the test bed

Less invasive, quicker, new Covid-19 screen tests are being experimented in Lyon. Scientists from the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) have come up with a painless test, that reminds of breathalyzer: you only have to blow in so the device can detect traces of the disease in the air released by our lungs.

Coronavirus: the City of Paris opens free testing center in each arrondissement

As the French capital has been listed as “active virus’ circulation area”, Ville de Paris and the Agence régionale de Santé (Regional Health Agency) announce each arrondissement will be fitted with free testing centers for everyone, in addition to private laboratories.

Coronavirus: detecting the virus in the air exhaled by the patient to be possible soon?

A quick test inspired by breathalyzer but for coronavirus? CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research) scientists are on track to find Covid-19 “volatile signature” vital to detect the virus in the air exhaled. If they succeed, you will only have to blow in a tube, much more pleasant than PCR tests.

Coronavirus: slight epidemic recovery in Parisian hospitals according to Oliver Veran

The Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, spoke to France Inter on Thursday 16 July about "weak signals of epidemic recovery" in Parisian hospitals and called on the French to remain "vigilant".

Coronavirus: quick Covid-19 serological tests allowed in pharmacies

Being quickly tested for Covid-19 is now possible in pharmacies. French health minister has just allowed pharmacies to perform tests to find out if our bodies produced antibodies against coronavirus in a couple of minutes. This test is made based on a drop of blood and costs less than 20 euros.

Coronavirus: are serological tests reliable and effective?

Since France has started exiting containment, many people are turning to serological tests. Able to find antibodies and find out if we have caught Covid-19 or not, are these tests as effective as we think they are?

Free cloth masks for Parisians: sign up now

Anne Hidalgo confirmed free cloth and washable facemasks will be given to each Parisian. Interviewed by LCI this May 5, Paris mayor says that these reusable masks will be available from May 11th in pharmacies. She said that "500,000 surgical msks will be avaialble this week given by arorndissement mayors to the most fragile people". Anne Hidalgo promised earlier in April that “two million cloth facemasks” will be “given” to Parisians in order to fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

France's containment exit plan: sum up

Edouard Philippe and 6 other Ministers presented the government's deconfinement plan this Thursday afternoon to the French. They revealed at the same time the latest red-green area map by department. Here is what we already know about the strategy proposed.