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Covid: is anal swab more effective to detect new variants?

PCR, saliva or anal tests, which one of them is more effective to detect stealth variants like Omicron or BA.2? Very common in China, anal swab has not conquered the rest of the world.

Covid: antigen tests less effective to detect Omicron, according to American health authorities

As the Omicron variant dominates in several countries across the world, are PCR and antigen tests likely to detect this new variant? According to the U.S. health authorities, antigen tests are less sensitive to Omicron.

Covid: a negative test soon to be required in addition to the vaccinal pass to access some venues in France?

And what if, in addition to the vaccinal pass, a negative Covid test was required to access some public places in France? According to Le Parisien daily, the government is considering this possibility as the new case toll is booming in the country because of the 5th wave and the Omicron variant.

Covid: France will not require tests from EU countries, Emmanuel Macron announces

Emmanuel Macron announced France will not submit EU travelers to tests.

Covid: detecting the virus in sweat, the new screening method under development

After screen-testing Covid-19 in one’s nose, saliva and anus, a new method is being developed in Thailand: sweat test. Here is more on the matter.

Covid: The Constitutional Council refuses compulsory isolation for sick people

In their ongoing bill, the government wished to impose a 10-day self-isolation period to anyone tested positive to Covid-19. An article censored by the Constitutional Council thinking this proposition is not "necessary, adapted" and "proportionate".

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: are nasopharyngeal swab tests dangerous?

The Académie nationale de Médicine – or National Academy of Medicine – alerts on the potential danger of nasopharyngeal swab tests. These tests could cause “a breach in the anterior skull base associated with a risk of meningitis.

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: 1,700 intermediaries hired to perform saliva tests in schools

As France is faced with the threat of coronavirus variants, as soon as the winter school break ends, saliva tests are to be deployed in schools to tests the youngest more easily. This March 2, 2021, Jean-Michel Blanquer announced 1,700 intermediaries will be hired to help health providers perform tests.

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.

Covid: over 500,000 tests conducted in 24h in France, a record

Santé Publique France organization says this Friday December 18, 2020 that 502,528 tests have been conducted in France leading to 17,238 new positive cases. A record showing the massive deployment of the governmental test strategy in barely a week.

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: 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: 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: 700,000 virologic tests per week starting from May 11

This Tuesday April 28, Edouard Philippe spoke to the National Assembly to present the government's deconfinement plan. As for testing, the Prime Minister announces 700,000 virologic tests per week starting from May 11, along with a motto: "Protecting, testing, isolating".

Coronavirus: 50,000 tests a day per day by late April aimed

Following the new address on March 28th at Matignon, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and Health Minister Olivier Véran have unveiled their strategy to fight against coronavirus in France. In addition to ordering a billion facemasks to China, the government also announces the multiplication of tests in the country with a goal of “50,000 tests a day by late April” thanks to RT-PCR tests. Here’s an update.

Coronavirus: a mobile testing center at the Porte de Versailles in Paris

While the question about tests keeps on being a debate in France, a mobile testing center is setting up by the Porte de Versailles in Paris. But careful, it’s only reserved for health professionals presenting coronavirus symptoms and for fragile or at-risk people.