Tag: #France
24-year-old medical student dies of thrombosis ten days after being vaccinated with AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine
In a press release on Tuesday March 23, the Nantes public prosecutor evokes “the discovery at his Nantes home of the lifeless body of a medical student“. More...
60% increase in coronavirus infections in French schools in one week
The number of Covid-19 contaminations explodes among the children: they were 15,484 infected on March 19, against 9,221 the previous week, an increase partly attributable to the increase in saliva tests, which reached 250,000 tests carried out on Friday evening. More...
Le Monde: coronavirus incidence rate in Ile-de-France is nearly 550 cases per 100,000 inhabitants
In the reports published Monday, March 22 by Public Health France, the most spectacular increase is undoubtedly that of contaminations. More...
France coronavirus Breton variant: “It worries us as it is more difficult to detect by nasopharyngeal swab and can therefore go unnoticed.”
Will the measures announced be enough to curb the epidemic in France? More...
New Breton variant of coronavirus that evades PCR tests “a specific variant of the 20C clade”
A new variant (derived from Clade 20C) has been detected in the context of a cluster at the Lannion hospital center, in the CĂ´tes d’Armor. More...
France: AstraZeneca vaccine only for people aged 55 and older. Paris goes into 1 month coronavirus lockdown
France’s health authority on Friday recommended that only people aged 55 and older should be given the AstraZeneca vaccine due to reports of blood clots. More...
New French coronavirus variant may be invisible to PCR tests
French authorities are investigating a new coronavirus variant, derived from clade 20C, found in the western Brittany region that is more difficult for tests to detect, though for now it does not appear to be more dangerous or contagious. More...
Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Indonesia & Thailand suspend Astrazeneca vaccinations
Germany, France, Italy, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Indonesia & Thailand have suspended AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears. More...
Paris heading for coronavirus lockdown as ICU’s fill up
Officials say the Paris region may be headed toward a new lockdown as new Covid-19 variants fill up hospitals’ intensive care wards and limited vaccine supplies drag down inoculation efforts. More...
Explosion of coronavirus related depression in France
At the end of the first French lockdown, one in seven people presented with a depressive syndrome, according to a study published Friday by the statistical service of social ministries, which highlights a greater vulnerability of women and young people. More...