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Jean Castex

French government to resign if Macron wins: PM

Published 19 Apr, 2022 02:20pm

PARIS: French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Tuesday that his government would tender its resignation if Emmanuel...

France hopes new vaccine pass will speed up vaccination amid Omicron spread

Updated 18 Dec, 2021 08:27pm

PARIS: France hopes that a planned new vaccine pass that will be required to enter public places will persuade more...

Up to 10% of new French COVID-19 cases suspected to be Omicron variant

Published 18 Dec, 2021 02:51pm

PARIS: The Omicron coronavirus variant is now suspected to be responsible for up to 10% of new confirmed COVID-19...

Harris, Castex lay wreaths six years on from Paris terror attacks

Published 14 Nov, 2021 04:12am

PARIS: US Vice President Kamala Harris and French Prime Minister Jean Castex laid wreaths at a Paris cafe and...

France's Macron to address the nation on Tuesday as COVID cases surge

Published 05 Nov, 2021 11:14pm

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron will speak to the nation on Tuesday about the resurgence of COVID-19...

France to end Kabul evacuation operation Friday: PM

Updated 26 Aug, 2021 03:50pm

A source close to the government added that the date had been imposed on France by the plan of the United States, which is providing security at the airport, to pull out by August 31

Delta variant is the majority COVID-19 variant in France, PM says

Published 21 Jul, 2021 05:50pm

Castex told TF1 television that the major steps taken to tackle fourth wave of infections in the country have been settled upon by a cabinet meeting of the government.

EU moves to pre-Covid normal as cases spike in Moscow

Published 17 Jun, 2021 03:27am

• France to end mandatory outdoor masks and Covid curfew BRUSSELS: The EU on Wednesday agreed to lift ...

France to end mandatory outdoor masks and Covid curfew

Published 16 Jun, 2021 06:08pm

"The health situation of our country is improving faster than we expected," Castex said.

France reports 3,769 people in intensive care units with COVID-19

Published 20 May, 2021 10:36pm

The number of new deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals fell to 133 from 153 on Wednesday, bringing total deaths to 81,966.

All adults in France can have Covid jabs from May 31: PM

Published 20 May, 2021 09:54pm

So far, 21.5 million people have received at least one shot of a vaccine, representing about a third of the population.

Paris cafes reopen as virus restrictions ease, India struggles

EU members have faced a shortage of doses which has been blamed on a centralised purchasing and distribution system.

Macron's Covid strategy: 'third way' or wrong way?

Published 25 Mar, 2021 08:36pm

Faced with surging new coronavirus cases, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced the new measures last Thursday for around 20 million people living in Paris as well as regions in the north and south-east.

Parisians flee capital as new lockdown looms

Published 20 Mar, 2021 04:39am

PARIS: Parisians packed inter-city trains leaving the capital on Friday hours ahead of a new lockdown in the French...

Coronavirus situation worsening in greater Paris region

Published 17 Mar, 2021 01:12pm

He said there were two options to contain the disease - a local week-end lockdown, already in place in other parts of the country, or a more broader lockdown in the region.

French new coronavirus cases lower than week ago

Updated 11 Feb, 2021 09:36am

The health ministry also reported 296 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals, from 436 on Tuesday, bringing the cumulative death toll to 80,443. Total cases now stand at 3.38 million.

France to receive first AstraZeneca shots by end of the week, says PM

Published 04 Feb, 2021 11:35pm

It was imperative that more citizens followed the government's home-working rules, the prime minister added.

France starts 6 p.m. curfew to slow coronavirus

Published 16 Jan, 2021 09:21pm

The virus has killed 70,000 people in France, the seventh highest toll in the world,
These measures were necessary given the situation. While worsening, it remains relatively better than many countries around us.

French coronavirus death toll rises to nearly 70,000

Published 16 Jan, 2021 12:41am

The health ministry also reported 21,271 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, after 21,228 on Thursday and 19,814 last Friday.

France moves up start of coronavirus curfew to 6 p.m. from 8 p.m.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 12:07am

Castex also told a news conference that there was no need for a new national lockdown for now but and that if the pandemic gets out of hand, France will lock down again.

France to extend curfew as 'tough, necessary' measure

Published 09 Jan, 2021 08:18pm

Castex also defended the government's vaccine rollout strategy, criticised in some quarters for its slow start.

French ski resorts' reopening hinges on COVID situation by Jan 20

Published 08 Jan, 2021 04:37pm

The government's decision on Jan. 20 must by guided only by the situation of the epidemic.
If we cannot open in February, we must face reality, the season is over.

France keeps restaurants, ski resorts closed in virus battle

Updated 08 Jan, 2021 12:02am

One in two intensive care beds are occupied by COVID-19 patients and non-essential procedures are still being postponed to ease the burden on hospitals.

France may start COVID-19 vaccinations in last week of Dec: PM

Published 16 Dec, 2020 09:30pm

Castex told parliament that the vaccine campaign in France would then be stepped up in January, with the elderly and other more vulnerable groups coming first in the queue.

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