Now playing Next France Next round of France's COVID-19 easing in doubt as new cases too high President Emmanuel Macron said last month that restrictions would be lifted on December 15 if new daily cases were no higher than 5,000 but the country's top health official said Monday that "it will be very difficult to achieve this goal." 07/12/2020
Now playing Next France Cases rise in France as health minister warns peak is yet to come France is approaching the halfway point of its second lockdown. The current measures were announced by President Emmanuel Macron nearly 2 weeks ago - in the hope to stem the spread. But how effective have they been? 11/11/2020
Now playing Next France Prosecutors begin 4 probes into France's handling of COVID-19 pandemic They will look into the prejudice allegedly committed against the general population, health care workers, civil servants and people sick or deceased. 10/11/2020
Now playing Next World News Coronavirus: ICU beds filling as global cases pass 50 million Hospitalisations are rising as European countries as an aggressive second wave of the coronavirus pandemic takes hold. 08/11/2020
Now playing Next France Police search homes of top French officials in COVID-19 probe Among those to be targeted were ex-prime minister Edouard Philippe and health minister Olivier Veran. 15/10/2020
Now playing Next France COVID-19: Paris to shut all bars as city's alert is raised to maximum The French capital will close all bars completely from Tuesday as the French government raises the city's coronavirus alert to the maximum level. 04/10/2020
Now playing Next France Coronavirus: France declares Paris and Marseille 'at-risk zones' The French health service has made the move after a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections in the country's two largest cities. 14/08/2020
Now playing Next France Coronavirus: French health authorities investigating 68 clusters Five new clusters were identified on Tuesday, according to the National Health Agency, Santé Publique France, bringing the total number under investigation to 68. 09/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Coronavirus latest: Spanish region makes wearing a mask mandatory Wearing a mask will now be mandatory in Catalonia, where one county is already under lockdown due to coronavirus. 08/07/2020
Now playing Next World News Euroviews. COVID-19 shows why political and economic power needs to be moved away from capital cities ǀ View As the COVID-19 crisis continues, it is becoming clearer that the centralisation of resources is a bad solution in fighting the spread of the virus. In Europe, that means moving power away from capital cities to the regions. 03/06/2020
Now playing Next World News Europe's COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 Europe's COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000, while Spain, Italy and France show signs of 'improvement' 19/04/2020
Now playing Next World News Medical supply shortage spurs global scramble for materials Global officials have bemoaned a scramble for key medical supplies as countries race to buy masks and ventilators amid the coronavirus pandemic. 04/04/2020
Now playing Next France Coronavirus in France: healthy 16 year-old dies of COVID-19 Teenager Julie A. became France's youngest patient to die after contracting COVID-19. 27/03/2020
Now playing Next France People left cities for the coast in France before the lockdown People fled cities in France so they could spend the #coronavirus confinement on the Atlantic coast. 19/03/2020
Now playing Next World News COVID-19: Global cases top 420,000 as more nations impose lockdowns The estimate by US scientists comes as the World Health Organization warns that the United States could become the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic. 19/03/2020
Now playing Next World News 'You can't fight a fire blindfolded': WHO urges more COVID-19 tests "We cannot fight this pandemic without knowing who has it," said the director-general of WHO, urging more tests for COVID-19. 15/03/2020
Now playing Next World Green mayor calls for Paris to ban outdoor heaters amid CO2 concerns Should Paris pull the plug on heating outdoor terraces? 10/03/2020