France

17 foreign tourists booked for ‘bathing in sea’ during lockdown in Kerala

8:30 pm April 15, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Seventeen foreign tourists have been booked for allegedly bathing in the sea off the famous Kovalam Beach here in violation of COVID-19 lockdown regulations, police said on Wednesday. Cases have also been registered against the owners and managers of five hotels where the tourists are staying since March 22 due to the lockdown, they […]

Coronavirus death toll passes 75000 in Europe

5:39 pm April 12, 2020

Paris: More than 75,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Europe, with 80 percent of the fatalities occurring in Italy, Spain, France and Britain, according to an AFP tally at 0945 GMT Sunday compiled from official sources. With a total of 75,011 deaths from 909,673 infections, Europe is the hardest-hit continent in the COVID-19 […]

France to give details on easing lockdown

France traffic deaths down 40% during virus confinement

11:40 pm April 11, 2020

Paris: Traffic fatalities were down nearly 40 percent in France from last year thanks to nationwide coronavirus lockdown measures that have kept millions of cars, pedestrians and cyclists off the roads. France’s 67 million citizens have been ordered to stay indoors since March 17, with most people only permitted to leave the house for essentials […]

Romania sets record for virus patients in ICUs

France reports first decrease in coronavirus intensive care patients

12:31 am April 10, 2020

Paris: France on Thursday reported its first fall in the number of patients in intensive care suffering from COVID-19 since the coronavirus epidemic began, with 82 fewer people in intensive care units compared with the day earlier. There are now 7,066 patients in intensive care, top French health official Jerome Salomon told reporters, adding that […]

1.6 million French may be infected with virus: doctors’ union

12:25 am April 10, 2020

Paris: More than 1.6 million of France’s 67 million people may have been infected with the new coronavirus to date, according to a projection by general practitioners’ union MG France, based on doctors’ reports. The union said in a statement that 2,048 members from around the country who had participated in an online survey reported […]