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MAPS: Who needs Paris Olympics 2024 QR access code, and how to get it
The passes will grant access to certain high-security zones during the Games
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French teachers go on strike May 14 over ranking of pupils
Unions claim a rising number of parents also oppose plans to group by ability for certain subjects
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Heavy rain to continue in southern France and more storms on way
Passage of Olympic torch en route for Carcassonne may be impacted
Alert on measles epidemic
More than 900 cases between November and March across France
Health authorities fear a national measles epidemic as low vaccination take-up has seen 913 cases between November and March in 59 departments – and 50% of cases in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
This is more than in the whole of 2017 and saw one unvaccinated 32-year-old woman die in Poitiers, Vienne in February.
Santé Publique France said anyone born since 1980 should get a jab as the vaccination rate was just 79% instead of the 95% needed for collective protection – with no department reaching 95%.