France ‘will need another lockdown’ from December 26
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France ‘will need another lockdown’ from December 26
A new lockdown should be imposed immediately after Christmas to halt the spread of the virus and its new variant, a high-profile French professor has said
22 December 2020
Another lockdown will be necessary in France in order to contain the still-spreading virus, high-profile professors have warnedBy Hannah Thompson
France will need to enter another lockdown on December 26 to stop the continued spread of Covid-19, especially given the new, more contagious variant in the UK, Professor Djillali Annane, head of intensive care at the Raymond Poincaré hospital in Garches, Paris has said.
Normality in France is at least six months away
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Normality in France is at least six months away
Officials have called for the final effort of at least six more months by the French public as the Covid-19 vaccination campaign begins
22 December 2020
Jean-François Delfraissy, president of the Conseil Scientifique said The arrival of vaccinations will not have an impact on the first quarter of 2021 and very little on the second By Connexion journalist
France prepares as EU says Covid vaccine ready within a week
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France prepares as EU says Covid vaccine ready within a week
France’s prime minister will put his vaccination strategy before parliament today as EU health authorities set date of December 21 to discuss vaccine approval
16 December 2020
European health authorities are set to meet on December 21 to discuss approval for a Covid-19 vaccineBy Connexion journalist
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has said that the EU’s 27 member states will aim to start Covid-19 vaccinations on the same day and that they will be able to begin the roll-out before the end of the year.
Professor Defraissy’s comments come almost a month after
he said that he could “see light at the end of the tunnel” for 2021, and that the “first data” from the vaccine trials and development had made him “optimistic”.
He said: “Even if the vaccine will not resolve everything and 2021 still will not be a normal year, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
France is set to roll out Covid-19 vaccines from January, starting with the most vulnerable in society and then gradually moving to the entire population, possibly by spring or summer.
Yet, France has reported high levels of reticence and distrust towards the vaccine among the public, with some polls finding that more than 50% of people in France would not have the vaccine when it becomes available.
France: Isolation and Covid tests advised for festive season
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France: Isolation and Covid tests advised for festive season
The Conseil Scientifique has recommended that people in France self-isolate and get Covid tests before attending gatherings for Christmas and New Year
15 December 2020
Barrier measures such as disinfecting surfaces that may be touched my multiple people, opening windows to air out rooms and maintaining social distance during gatherings are also advisedBy Joanna York
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