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In pictures: A look back, one year after France went into lockdown

In pictures: A look back, one year after France went into lockdown
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17/03/2021 - 07:09
A woman passes a message reading "Nice confinement"on a beach in the western French city of Saint-Lunaire, on March 17, 2020. © Damien Meyer, AFP
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One year ago this Wednesday, millions of lives were turned upside down as French President Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide lockdown that would go into effect at midday on March 17, 2020, and would end nearly two months later on May 10. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the images from this unprecedented public health measure that tested the nation’s resilience.
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'A French exception': Pride and regret over France's open schools amid pandemic

'A French exception': Experts call for rethink of open-schools policy amid pandemic
Issued on:
17/03/2021 - 09:48
A medical worker checks a tube after a child underwent a saliva Covid-19 test at the Niederau school in Strasbourg, eastern France, on March 11, 2021. © Jean-François Badias, AP Photo
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Tracy MCNICOLL
12 min
A year ago on Tuesday, France took the extraordinary step of locking down schools nationwide starting March 16. Some stayed closed through May, others into June. But as the global pandemic ebbed and flowed in the long months since, France has stood apart – with its government taking pride in keeping schools open even while neighbouring nations closed theirs. Health and education professionals, however, say France's doctrinaire attitude towards schools needs some serious revision.

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France set to announce new Covid-19 measures, lockdown possible for Paris region

France set to announce new Covid-19 measures, lockdown possible for Paris region
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17/03/2021 - 17:29
This picture from May 31, 2020 shows a closed restaurant in Paris during the first coronavirus lockdown. © Bertrand Guay, AFP
5 min
The French government will impose tougher restrictions for some regions including Paris from this weekend to counter the accelerating spread of COVID-19 infections, spokesman Gabriel Attal said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting.
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The announcement paves the way for new curbs in the greater Paris region, where intensive care wards are full and the hospital system is buckling with an incident rate of more than 400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

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One year of coronavirus in France

Exactly a year ago today, President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would go into a strict coronavirus lockdown. The aim: to curb the spread of the deadly virus. A year on, the controversies an…

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Emmanuel Macron news: French President 'too scared' to impose lockdown amid protest threat | World | News

Macron fears economic ruin and widespread protests if he imposes another lockdown (Image: GETTY)
President Emmanuel Macron has repeatedly promised to avoid a third national lockdown, despite the situation in France deteriorating rapidly in the last week.
Mr Castex said stricter limits on movement will be enforced in the 20 "under scrutiny" departments if figures show no improvement.
Prime Minister Castex announced on Thursday that infections have nearly doubled after experiencing a surge in the last week, with 30,000 new cases registered on Thursday.
This is the highest daily figure since mid-November, just before the government imposed a second month-long lockdown.
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Paris eyes three-week Covid-19 lockdown in bid to then 'reopen everything'

The city of Paris is considering a strict new three-week lockdown in hopes the move would allow everything to reopen in the City of Lights afterwards, the deputy mayor said Thursday, calling the curr…

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France considers fresh measures to stem Covid-19 spread in Dunkirk

France considers fresh measures to stem Covid-19 spread in Dunkirk
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23/02/2021 - 12:16
A man walks under a sign hanging outside the Dunkirk hospital center that read, 'Hospital on alert, access is controlled ' on February 17, 2021. © Denis Charlet, AFP
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French Health Minister Olivier Véran will head to Dunkirk in northern France on Wednesday as the government eyes new measures to limit the spread of Covid-19 in the region, the prime minister's office said on Tuesday.
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Prime Minister Jean Castex had discussed the local health situation earlier on Tuesday with the mayor of Dunkirk, a coastal city of 92,000 near the Belgian border.

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Head of French hospital federation calls for new Covid-19 lockdown

The head of France's hospital federation on Friday called for a new nationwide lockdown as a Paris hospital executive warned that hospitals hardest hit by Covid-19 will need to delay some other proce…

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Coronavirus digest: Biden reportedly set to reimpose US travel ban | News | DW

The US will reinstate the travel ban on non-citizens coming from Brazil and most of Europe, according to White House sources. The restrictions will also apply to travelers from South Africa. Follow DW for the latest.

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Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Germany & Portugal - latest FCDO travel advice | Travel News | Travel

The FCDO is advising against all non-essential travel to Germany.
The German government has restricted air and sea travel to Germany at its external Schengen borders.
Travellers from the UK are currently only permitted to enter Germany if they are returning to their place of residence, if they serve in an important role or if they have an urgent need, such as urgent medical treatment.
"Travellers arriving in Germany who have been in the UK in the preceding 10 days must present a negative COVID-19 test to border officials when entering Germany," states the FCDO travel advice.
"Airline passengers will have to present their negative test at the start of their journey.

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