Elementary, preschools to be open in France amid coronavirus crisis
4 years, 8 months ago

Elementary, preschools to be open in France amid coronavirus crisis

India Today  

Coronavirus lockdown is coming to an end in France after eight week. Coronavirus: Precautions taken to be taken at schools in France Only preschools and elementary schools are set to start up at first, and classes will be capped at 10 students at preschools and 15 elsewhere. Preschools to be opened in France Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer estimated that 80% to 85% of France's 50,500 preschools and elementary schools will open this week. French President Emmanuel Macron sought to reassure parents and teachers while visiting an elementary school in a town west of Paris last week. Mayors in other areas set local restrictions on enrollment, such as limiting school access to children of essential workers such as police officers and health care providers, and to families whose living conditions are precarious.

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France opts for third COVID-19 booster shots, not lockdown, to fight new wave of infections
3 years, 1 month ago

France opts for third COVID-19 booster shots, not lockdown, to fight new wave of infections

Firstpost  

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France offers state-funded therapy, tackles mental health
3 years, 3 months ago

France offers state-funded therapy, tackles mental health

The Independent  

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Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus has impacted on children worldwide, Dutch NGO says

Dutch News  

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France reopens schools as virus patients numbers peak
3 years, 8 months ago

France reopens schools as virus patients numbers peak

Associated Press  

PARIS — Nursery and primary schools reopened on Monday across France after a three-week closure in the first step out of the country’s partial lockdown, despite numbers of COVID-19 patients in intensive care units reaching their highest level since last spring. “We’re going to gradually reopen,” President Emmanuel Macron said while visiting a primary school on Monday in Melun, south …

Hospital workers despair as France’s coronavirus strategy flails
3 years, 9 months ago

Hospital workers despair as France’s coronavirus strategy flails

LA Times  

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France to close schools and ban domestic travel as virus surges
3 years, 9 months ago

France to close schools and ban domestic travel as virus surges

LA Times  

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France announces new Paris lockdown measures amid soaring Covid cases
3 years, 9 months ago

France announces new Paris lockdown measures amid soaring Covid cases

The Independent  

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France easing lockdown in three stages
4 years, 1 month ago

France easing lockdown in three stages

The Independent  

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Lessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open
4 years, 1 month ago

Lessons From Europe, Where Cases Are Rising But Schools Are Open

NPR  

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France poised to issue stay-at-home order: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

France poised to issue stay-at-home order: Report

Live Mint  

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Virus risk looming at overcrowded French universities
4 years, 3 months ago

Virus risk looming at overcrowded French universities

The Independent  

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France's Education Minister Says 22 Schools Closed amid Surge in Coronavirus Cases
4 years, 4 months ago

France's Education Minister Says 22 Schools Closed amid Surge in Coronavirus Cases

News 18  

France’s education minister on Friday said 22 schools have had to shut on French territory due to the coronavirus since pupils returned to school this week, emphasising that over half of these were in the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer told Europe 1 radio that he was however pleased with how the return to school …

Coronavirus: Pubs and shops must close before schools in any future lockdown, children’s commissioner warns PM
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Pubs and shops must close before schools in any future lockdown, children’s commissioner warns PM

The Independent  

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Coronavirus pandemic: Schools in UK to open in September after months of lockdown
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus pandemic: Schools in UK to open in September after months of lockdown

India Today  

UK Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said on Friday that schools will reopen in the UK from September after almost two months of coronavirus lockdown. "School is vital to each one of our children and that is why, we will bring all children, in all year groups, back to school in September," he said. While the guidance is still awaited on …

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift

Dutch News  

Dutch primary schools and daycare centres opened their doors again with balloons and welcome messages after an eight-week closure due to the coronavirus lockdown. Most schools are admitting children every other day, but some have gone for half days, despite the government’s urging to stick to full days to make it easier on children and parents. ‘It is like the …

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift
4 years, 7 months ago

Dutch primary schools re-open their doors as lockdown starts to lift

Dutch News  

Dutch primary schools and daycare centres opened their doors again with balloons and welcome messages after an eight-week closure due to the coronavirus lockdown. Most schools are admitting children every other day, but some have gone for half days, despite the government’s urging to stick to full days to make it easier on children and parents. ‘It is like the …

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting
4 years, 8 months ago

Primary schools may reopen, government advisors say ahead of key cabinet meeting

Dutch News  

Government coronavirus advisors say that primary schools can begin preparing to welcome pupils again after the May holiday, in a first limited step to relaxing the current rules. The government’s team of outbreak advisors has analysed the current measures and their impact, ahead of Tuesday night’s press conference during which prime minister Mark Rutte will reveal what steps are being …

Covid-19 Lockdown: Spain considers summer school for quarantined children as coronavirus death toll rises
4 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 Lockdown: Spain considers summer school for quarantined children as coronavirus death toll rises

India Today  

Spain reported another substantial increase in daily deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the overall toll to more than 19,000, but figures from the region of Catalonia suggest the true total could be several thousand higher. The overall number of those infected rose to 182,816 from 177,633 on Wednesday, an increase that health emergency chief Fernando Simon said was largely …

Coronavirus: France enters recession as economy shrinks 6% in worst slowdown since Second World War
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: France enters recession as economy shrinks 6% in worst slowdown since Second World War

The Independent  

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Coronavirus: More than 350,000 people fined in France for breaking lockdown rules
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: More than 350,000 people fined in France for breaking lockdown rules

The Independent  

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France extends coronavirus lockdown by 2 weeks
4 years, 9 months ago

France extends coronavirus lockdown by 2 weeks

India TV News  

The French government has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown by two weeks until April 15 to combat the spread of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced. It has submerged eastern France and now it is arriving in the Paris region and northern France," Xinhua news agency quoted Philippe as saying on Friday. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases …

Coronavirus lockdowns: 24 hours of confusion around the world
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lockdowns: 24 hours of confusion around the world

CNN  

CNN — Tens of millions of people around the world have suddenly found themselves under various forms of lockdown as governments scrambled to impose new coronavirus-related restrictions over the past 24 hours. But Johnson said his government would not close schools, and would not enforce the new guidelines with fines or legal threats because, he said, the UK is “a …

Should I keep my children home from school due to coronavirus?
4 years, 9 months ago

Should I keep my children home from school due to coronavirus?

ABC  

In anxious days, with a microscopic enemy tearing across the globe, parents across Australia are rightly wondering: should I send my child to school? "The advice from medical experts is that not having students at school could actually lead to a greater risk of the virus spreading," Mr Tehan said. Robert Booy, from the Centre for Research Excellence in Population …

Coronavirus cases jump as France closes all cafes and other non-essential locations in call for 'more discipline'
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cases jump as France closes all cafes and other non-essential locations in call for 'more discipline'

ABC  

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has ordered the closure of all non-essential public locations, including restaurants, cafes, cinemas and clubs, in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Key points: Grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and other public services including transport will remain open French authorities had already shut down all schools and banned gatherings of more than 100 people Nationwide municipal elections …

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