French news

Hotels, B&Bs, campsites, and gîtes across most of France will be allowed to reopen from June 2, when the 100km limit on travel is lifted

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe unveils plans for second phase of deconfinement.

From today, the number of positive cases of Covid-19 revealed by nasal tests is to be shown for each department of France as a fourth set of data used to categorise areas as green or red for deconfinement rules.

Scam messages sent by SMS involving bank card details and unregulated premium-rate numbers have risen in France during the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 62,400 bikes have been repaired thanks to France’s new cycling plan (plan vélo), which offers €50 towards repairs for old bikes.

Controversial contact tracing smartphone app StopCovid is to be available in France on a voluntary basis from Monday June 1, after it was approved for use by the government. We consider how - and if - it will work.

The French health ministry has published an official list of “approved” and reliable blood tests for coronavirus antibodies, which can now be prescribed by GPs and reimbursed by the State.

A campaign by holiday home-owners, campervan enthusiasts, and others who enjoy long visits to France is gaining support after lobbying MPs.

French designer’s Plexiglas domes to protect diners were on display in one Paris restaurant this week.

The impacts of Brexit and Covid-19 have striking similarities and there are lessons to be drawn, a French researcher says.