A total of 63 towns and suburbs along the French Riviera, including Nice and Cannes will be subject to a new weekend lockdown, AFP reported. France will apply a localised lockdown over the next two weekends in coastal areas of its southeastern Alpes-Maritimes department, Prefect Bernard Gonzalez an»»»

The French blockade of the British border following a new strain of Covid which left thousands of HGV drivers stranded cost police a staggering £1.2 million, figures reveal. French president Emmanuel Macron ordered the closure of the border with the UK on December 20 after details of the Kent strai»»»

France may soon announce new restrictions as coronavirus infections continue to rise steadily due to the circulation of a British variant that has left current measures ineffective, the French health minister said Thursday. Olivier Veran said at a news conference that new variants of the virus, par»»»

Daily Covid infections in France stayed above 20,000 for the fourth day in a row on Tuesday, with hospitalisations reaching an eight-week high, adding fuel for those calling for a third national lockdown, which President Emmanuel Macron wants to avoid. Health authorities on Tuesday reported 22,086 »»»

French President Emmanuel Macron is free of Covid-19 symptoms, his office said on Thursday, a week after he tested positive for the coronavirus. The president, who was in self-isolation at an official residence near Paris from where he ran meetings remotely, no longer needs to remain in quarantine,»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron is free of Covid-19 symptoms, his office said on Thursday, a week after he tested positive for the coronavirus. The president, who was in self-isolation at an official residence near Paris from where he ran meetings remotely, no longer needs to remain in quarantine,»»»

Today, the daughter of Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Claudine Aoun Roukoz, announced that she contracted the new Coronavirus. Meanwhile the total number of people infected with the virus in Lebanon exceeded 160,000. Aoun Roukoz, who is president of the National Commission for Women’s Affairs in L»»»

French President Emmanuel Macron, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, is in stable condition, and examinations had given reassuring results, a statement from his office said Saturday. Macron, who is working in self-isolation from an official residence outside Paris, "is still presenting th»»»

'Macron is still presenting the same symptoms of the Covid-19 illness' French President Emmanuel Macron, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, is in stable condition, and examinations had given reassuring results, a statement from his office said on Saturday. Macron, who is working in self-i»»»

Bangladesh’s Covid-19 fatalities rose to 7,192 on Thursday morning, with reports of 36 more deaths in 24 hours, the health authorities said. The mortality rate now stands at 1.45%, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. Also read: Covid-19 vaccines: Bangladesh has ‘limited choices»»»

CORONAVIRUS cases have risen by 50 per cent in a week as another 18,450 people tested positive in the past 24 hours. Another 506 fatalities were recorded, bringing the total to 64,908. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the latest news & updates Today's case load is 50 per cent higher than the f»»»

France has imposed curfew orders aimed at curtailing mass New Year’s Eve celebrations as the number of coronavirus cases rises again. The French government said on Thursday it would lift a six-week coronavirus lockdown as expected, but it would also bring in an 8pm curfew, including for New Year's »»»

France is preparing to ease its Covid-19 quarantine in the weeks leading up to Christmas with new daily caseloads falling and pressure building from retailers to allow the annual shopping season to go ahead, as parts of east Asia that were thought to be controlling the disease flagged new restricti»»»

PARIS. KAZINFORM - France on Tuesday became the first European country to record over two millions of confirmed COVID-19 cases, although epidemic indicators were gradually improving, said Health General Director Jerome Salomon, Xinhua reports. After a record of some 69,500 new cases were registered»»»

NNA - ANNAHAR: Disruptive "coup" suspends government formation! AL-AKHBAR: Government formation derailed between Hariri and Bassil AL-JOUMHOURIA: Lebanese loses French momentum AS-SHARQ: Government formation awaits US presidential elections Rahi to ruling class: Admit your failure and step down for»»»

France set a new daily record for coronavirus infections with 52,010 recorded in 24 hours, official data showed Sunday, topping 50,000 for the first time. The Public Health France (SPF) authority said that 116 people had died over the same period, bringing the total number of fatalities since the s»»»

PARIS — Hospitals in Paris could have up to 90 per cent of intensive care beds packed with COVID-19 patients as soon as next week, the system's chief warned on Tuesday, as France braces for new measures to slow a surge in cases. "It's inevitable," Martin Hirsch, the head of the 39 hospitals in Pari»»»

The number of people being treated in French intensive care units for Covid-19 exceeded 1,500 on Monday for the first time since May 27, authorities said, raising fears of local lockdowns being imposed across the country. The new figure of 1,539 is still almost five times lower than an April 8 high»»»

Paris - The French government said Wednesday it was girding for a possible surge in coronavirus cases in coming months but ruled out another nationwide lockdown. "My aim is to prepare France for a possible second wave while preserving our daily life, our economic and social life," new Prime Ministe»»»

Al-Arabiya TV reported in an urgent news that 5 new deaths have been registered in Corona, France, bringing the number to 16 deaths. The State of France has announced a rise in the number of deaths in the country due to the Corona virus to 11 cases, in addition to the high number of infections with»»»

France on Monday announced that more than 20,000 people had now died from the novel coronavirus in the country after 547 new fatalities, even as tentative signs grew that its epidemic was steadying. “Tonight, our country has passed a barrier that is symbolic and particularly painful,” top health of»»»

France on Monday announced that more than 20,000 people had now died from the novel coronavirus in the country after 547 new fatalities, even as tentative signs grew that its epidemic was steadying. "Tonight, our country has passed a barrier that is symbolic and particularly painful," top health of»»»

FrancePresident Macron is to breach France’s sacrosanct working-hour limit and give certain employers powers to force staff to undertake 60-hour weeks. Vital industries such as power and transport will not have to adhere to the legal maximum 35-hour working week for periods of up to three months. E»»»