-
Thousands of litres of fuel spill into fields in Normandy after tanker overturns
Tests are being carried out into risk of pollution of local water supplies to homes
-
Speed limits to (mostly) drop to 30 km/h in this French city
The new measure will improve noise and pollution, improve safety and encourage cycling, say local authorities
-
Thousands of French parking fines cancelled after IT bug
The fines had been issued in error after IT system was privatised
Why French media is talking of confinement extension
The French media is running articles about a probable extension to the home confinement period.
It comes after the director of the national health agency Santé Publique France, the official organisation which follows the health crisis and counts the number of cases in France every day, said that an extension may be “necessary”.
Director of Santé Publique France Geneviève Chêne added that the results of confinement will be visible in the “next two-four weeks”.
She said: “If we follow the rules of all the barriers of distance and confinement, it is likely that we may be in a different situation from Italy.” Italy has just announced an extension of the home confinement, until April 3, after a record death toll of 475 people in the last 24 hours. The death toll has now reached 2,978 in the country.
The reversal of the peak of the epidemic in France could occur “between the first and second month”, which means mid-May or at the end of May, Mrs Chêne said.
However, Mrs Chêne stressed that at the moment: “This is pure speculation. It is too early to say anything about the evolution of the epidemic.” The situation could still evolve differently.
Previous stories:
France may extend confinement as Covid-19 ‘worsens’
France issues 4,095 fines for breach of confinement
France confinement form: Clarification
France widens Covid-19 drug tests amid vaccine search
Stay informed:
Sign up to our free weekly e-newsletter
Subscribe to access all our online articles and receive our printed monthly newspaper The Connexion at your home. News analysis, features and practical help for English-speakers in France