France

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a three-day visit to Germany, Denmark and France from May 2, aimed at further strengthening bilateral cooperation. This will be the Prime Minister's first visit abroad in 2022. In…
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Paris: France will offer a fourth Covid-19 vaccination shot to people over 60 years old who have already received their booster dose, a senior official said. "We will be able to continue to provide the second booster dose for people aged…
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Geneva: The new Covid-19 variant called B.1.640, which was detected by French researchers and is probably of Cameroonian origin, is not "circulating widely at the moment" and has so far been identified in less than 1 per cent of the samples…
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Amid the rapid spread of Omicron strain in the entire world, here comes another new variant named IHU or B.1.640.2, it has been identified by researchers in France. A study suggests that the new virus strain has more mutations than the…
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Paris: The rapid spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the UK has prompted France to announce new measures for travelers arriving from the country. Effective from Saturday midnight, all travellers from the UK over the age of 12…
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Bhubaneswar: Indian hockey stalwarts Manpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh have given their verdict on the junior team's preparations for the FIH Junior Hockey World Cup, saying the Colts are shaping up well for the global event and look good to…
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Paris: France has detected several cases of a new Covid-19 variant, raising concerns amid a surge in cases of the infectious disease in Europe. The variant, known as B.1.X or B.1.640, was detected in October in Bannalec and Finistere,…
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Paris: The French government on Sunday announced the tightening of entry restrictions from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and South Africa because of concerns about new variants of the coronavirus. A 10-day compulsory quarantine will apply to…
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Paris: France's Covid-19 death toll passed the 100,000 mark on Thursday, and a further jump in intensive care (ICU) admissions was also reported in the past 24 hours, suggesting that the coronavirus continues to spread unabated.…
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Paris: The French government is considering extending a partial lockdown, which was introduced in 16 regions last week, to three others, government spokesman Gabriel Attal said after a weekly pandemic crisis meeting chaired by President…
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