Covid-19: Emmanuel Macron’s daring gamble
Viewpoint- By announcing the return to freedom after a year of confinement and various restrictions, did the President of the Republic take the risk of a new outbreak of the virus? Decryption.
Month: April 2021
58% of the French support the military authors of an open letter
While the Army Chief of Staff, General Lecointre, announced sanctions against the 18 active military personnel who signed an article published by Valeurs Actuelles, a Harris Interactive poll for LCI revealed that a majority of French people support the authors of this open letter.
Check the quality of your tap water with UFC Que Choisir
The water, in Meurthe-et-Moselle, is loaded in pesticides underlines the UFC of Nancy and its region. Check in your commune, everywhere in France thanks to the interactive map.
French production: truths and lies
A few small events show us that the French as a whole, their elected officials, their journalists and commentators have rather blurred views on what it means to produce French.
Covid: the Indian variant worries the world
The epidemic is out of control in India where three variants have merged to form a triple mutant that is more contagious than the original virus and resistant to current vaccines. Several countries including France are taking drastic precautions against India. But the Indian variant is already in Europe.
An incredible algae against Covid!
A team of researchers would have confirmed a preventive anti-Covid treatment by nasal route reducing by 80% the risk of contracting the disease! Explanations with two experts.
5G: no new health risks according to ANSES
The French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety (Anses) considers it unlikely that the deployment of 5G will present new health risks. And launches today a public consultation with the scientific community.
Vaccination: the comfortable remuneration of doctors
To put an end to the “windfall effect” of vaccination for health professionals, the French health insurance system has introduced a fixed fee per session since April 15.
General mobilization of health professionals in Grand Est
Faced with the acceleration of the epidemic, the ARS Grand Est encourages all health professionals to come and support the health institutions.
Vaccines: side effects explode in Touraine
In a few weeks, the Regional Pharmacovigilance Center of Tours has been flooded with reports of adverse reactions to the AstraZeneca vaccine. Worrying!
Hydrogen trains: a gadget for the greenies?
The SNCF today announced an order for 14 TER trains with mixed power. The electric motors of these trains can be powered either by the catenary or by a hydrogen fuel cell that will take over on non-electrified tracks.
Assault on the Tapie couple: “They knew who they were going to”.
The businessman and former minister Bernard Tapie and his wife Dominique were badly beaten during a burglary of their home in Combs-la-Ville (Seine et Marne) in the night of Saturday 3 to Sunday, April 4, 2021. Invited to CNews, their son, Laurent, indicates that the burglars seemed well informed.