Over 6 million more people living in #France are now being invited to get vaccinated against #Covid-19, as the govt widens those eligible for shots to cover the over 75 this Monday
A new #coronavirus #variant discovered by South African scientists is fuelling a surge of infections nationwide and raising global concern. Here is what we know about the situation
As many as one million people could be plunged into #poverty by the #pandemic. Charities have also been impacted. Here is a closer look at the economic damage wrought by the corona
#France said Tuesday it was preparing to kick off a nationwide #Covid #vaccination campaign in January when it hopes virus shots will be approved and available. The government is w
French Prime Minister Jean #Castex said on Thursday that the #Covid-19 situation is very "worrying" in 20 French departments and that stricter limits on movement will be enforced i
#France has begun imposing tough new #border restrictions, banning all but essential travel from outside the #EU and tightening #Covid-19 testing requirements on travellers from wi
French President Emmanuel #Macron tested #positive for #Covid-19 Thursday, following a week when he has met with numerous European leaders. The French and Spanish prime ministers a
New confirmed #coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours in #France jumped to 13,713 on Tuesday, from 3,411 on Monday and 8,083 last Tuesday, health ministry data showed. Frenc
#France's Health Ministry has asked regional health agencies and #hospitals to enter "#crisis organisation" to prepare for a possible surge in #coronavirus cases as a result of hig
Jean Castex is not expected to announce any new measure on Thursday evening, on the other hand there will be no lifting of any restriction either. The second lockdown will last, at
The French government admitted on Wednesday that current restrictions designed to contain the spread of #coronavirus were not enough, raising the prospect of a third nationwide #lo
#Israel's initial #vaccination rollout appears to be unfolding successfully, with some two million citizens having received the first of two required injections of the Pfizer-BioNT
Pharmaceutical giants scrambled Monday to announce ramped-up production and deliveries of #vaccines hours ahead of talks called by German Chancellor Angela #Merkel as fury grows in
FRANCE 24's Health Editor Julia Sieger tells us why #virus #variants are not always more contagious or more deadly, and are actually more #common than we think.
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#Britain is facing a long, bleak winter as cold, wet weather and a more contagious #variant of the coronavirus put unprecedented strain on the nation's #hospitals and force record
The Secretary General of South Africa's ruling ANC party, Ace Magashule, has been charged with multiple counts of fraud, money laundering and corruption. He is accused of embezzlin
Le Premier ministre ivoirien Patrick Achi, 65 ans, se trouve en France depuis trois jours pour des soins médicaux et doit rentrer vendredi en Côte d'Ivoire. Il s'est rendu en Franc
Imagine a world where we could make paper, cardboard and packaging without cutting down a single tree. Today, that dream is becoming reality. The start-up Releaf Paper turns fallen
What now for Myanmar? Where it is back to power for the junta that never quite went away when it handed over to civilian rule five years ago. And back to jail or house arrest for
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Help is on the way. Dateline Coventry, England. A 90-year old pensioner applauded after becoming the first member of the general public to get her Covid vaccine jab and what a feat
Une deuxième vague féroce de coronavirus à New Delhi a submergé les hôpitaux qui manquent notamment d'oxygène pour leurs patients. De nombreuses personnes tentent, en vain, de soig
La situation sanitaire est de plus en plus critique au Royaume-Uni alors que le pays subit de plein fouet les effets d'un variant du Covid-19 considéré comme plus contagieux. Tandi
De part et d'autre de l'Atlantique, la situation sanitaire est contrastée : si une partie de l'Europe retrouve ses magasins, encouragée par la baisse des contaminations, les États-
This week, we're looking at the economic damage wrought by the coronavirus in France. As many as one million people could be plunged into poverty by the pandemic. Charities have al
L'#Afrique subit de plein fouet la deuxième vague. Sur l'ensemble du continent, le taux de mortalité lié au Covid-19 est désormais supérieur à la moyenne mondiale. C'est le cas aux
L'#Inde a recensé lundi près de 353 000 nouvelles contaminations au coronavirus sur 24 heures, un nouveau record mondial. Les autorités locales ont décidé de prolonger d'une semain
A team of experts from the World Health Organization arrived in #Wuhan Thursday to probe the origins of the #coronavirus more than a year after it emerged, although two members wer