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Faced with a rise in the number of infections with Covid (an average of 14,000 cases per day over the last three days) and relatively low vaccination coverage (66% of the population has been fully vaccinated), the Austrian government has ordered a total lockdown of the country. This is due to last until 12 December, but it will be extended...

The French government has taken measures to restrict movements in response to a new outbreak of Covid-19 in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion. A number of measures have been in place since 30 July. Guadeloupe A curfew has been in force in Guadeloupe since Friday 30 July. Faced with a surge in...

The deconfinement process is taking shape in France. A week after Jean Castex's speech, which set 3 May as the start of the relaxation, Emmanuel Macron took up the issue in the regional press. The President confirmed this starting point, which will mark the end of travel restrictions. He also set out the stages...

Emmanuel Macron therefore spoke at 8pm on Wednesday to announce the reconfinement of French territory from the morning of Sunday 3 April, and for four weeks. The measures announced on 18 April for 16 départements - which have since been extended to three additional départements - are therefore being applied across the board. Starting with the ban on inter-regional travel,...

One week after the announcement of a reconfinement in sixteen French departments, Aube, Nièvre and Rhône join the territories under restriction. In these three departments, mobility is restricted to a 10km radius, and inter-regional travel is prohibited except for compelling or professional reasons. [link-block prefix="Also worth reading:" post="107011"] The SNCF...