Coronavirus cases and fatalities in France
The number is based on confirmed diagnostic tests. It is very likely that the true number of COVID-19 cases is higher as many cases are asymptomatic.
New COVID-19 cases and fatalities per day in France
This is a good indicator of “flattening the curve” — when there is a steady decreasing trend, it is an indicator that the spread of the disease is slowing down.
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WHAT IS CORONAVIRUS COVID-19?
Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses. COVID-19 is a new strain of coronavirus that causes illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases.
It is zoonotic, meaning that it was transmitted from animal to human. It is now sure that the disease can be transmitted from human to human.
Common signs of infection include respiratory symptoms, fever, coughing, shortness of breath and breathing difficulties.
HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE VIRUS?
The virus does not spread on its own. People who have the virus are the ones who spread it. Therefore, the following measures can help you protect yourself (and others) from the virus:
- Wash your hands very often;
- Cover your mouth and nose with your sleeve or with a tissue when you cough or sneeze;
- Use single-use tissues, and then throw them away;
- Do not shake hands or greet people with kisses on the cheek;
- Avoid gatherings, reduce travel and contacts.
What should you do if you are feeling ill?
If, while you are in France, you have signs of a respiratory infection (a fever or feverish feeling, a cough), stay at home and call a doctor. If the symptoms get worse, dial 15 or call or send a text to 114 if you have a speech or hearing impairment.
Coronavirus in France News:
- October 15, 2021Macron leads homage to Hubert Germain, last member of French Resistance order
President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Friday to the last surviving member of an order honouring heroes of France’s liberation during World War Two who died this week. - October 15, 2021France honours ‘quiet hero’ teacher killed for showing Prophet Mohammed cartoons
A year after the brutal murder of a French teacher, beheaded for showing his students cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, schools are struggling with how to teach core French values without inflaming te … - October 15, 2021Remembering the 1961 massacre of Algerians in the heart of Paris
This week marks 60 years since some 200 Algerians were murdered in central Paris by French police. At the height of the Algerian War of Independence, thousands of people, most of them Algerians living … - October 15, 2021French finance minister calls on US to end trade disputes with Europe
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Thursday called on the United States to put an end to trade rivalries with Europe, stressing that a “strong” France and Europe are in America’s interest. - October 14, 2021Covid health pass prevails over French vaccine scepticism in boost for Macron
France’s introduction of a controversial health pass has proved a success in dealing with threats posed by high rates of vaccine scepticism and the Delta variant – while offering President Emmanuel Ma … - October 14, 2021Court orders France to meet its own greenhouse gas reduction targets
A French court has ordered the state to honour its commitments on climate change, environmental organisations bringing the case said on Thursday. - October 14, 2021Rising fertiliser prices may prompt French farmers to switch grain crops
Surging prices and tight supply of fertilisers have swelled grain farmers’ costs and could prompt some to switch from maize to less fertiliser-reliant crops next spring, farm office FranceAgriMer said … - October 14, 2021French forces begin northern Mali drawdown: 'The idea is not to create a vacuum'
France has begun to withdraw troops from its northernmost Malian bases, part of plans to reorganise its forces deployed in the restive Sahel region under “Operation Barkhane”. - October 13, 2021Foreign victims of Bataclan attack seek solace in testifying at Paris trial
As the trial over the November 2015 attacks continues in Paris, British and Irish survivors of the slaughter at the Bataclan will address the court on Friday, adding their voices in English to the har … - October 13, 2021‘I don’t want the accused to enjoy my suffering’, says Bataclan attack survivor
As he prepares to testify in the marathon trial over the November 13, 2015, Paris terrorist attacks, Bataclan survivor David Fritz Goeppinger talked to FRANCE 24 about what he went through on that uns …