Sources: Reuters
France reports a record 501,635 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. 2022-01-25
The French Minister of Social Affairs and Health announces a nationalized plan to provide a third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccines to all adults beginning on 27 November, instead of enacting another nationwide state of lockdown in order to reduce the currently record-breaking spread of COVID-19. 2021-11-25
The French national health regulator "Haute Autorité de Santé" recommends a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for people over the age of 65 and those with existing health conditions, which was previously announced by Health minister Olivier Véran yesterday. The booster doses will be administered beginning at the end of October. 2021-08-24
The United Kingdom lifts its quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated travellers who are returning from or intend to visit France, due to changes in the 'traffic light' system for international travel that saw the suspension of plans to implement a "watchlist". 2021-08-8
France reports 854 new fatalities in the past 24 hours, which is the highest number since April 15, with more than half coming from nursing homes. 2020-11-3
France registers a record 52,010 new confirmed infections over the past 24 hours, according to a statement from the health ministry, taking the nationwide total to 1,138,507 and becoming the world's fifth highest number of cases after the United States, India, Brazil and Russia. 2020-10-25
The number of confirmed cases in France increases by 26,896 to 718,873, setting a record for the largest number of reported cases since the beginning of the pandemic. 2020-10-10
France reports 2,288 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. It is the biggest daily spike since the end of May and the first time in months that the number of cases has surpassed 2,000, prompting fears that the United Kingdom will add the country onto its quarantine list. 2020-08-7
France reports 509 more deaths from COVID-19, bringing the country's death toll to 4,032 and 56,989 cases, with 6,017 of those patients reported in a serious condition requiring life support. 2020-04-1
In a televised address, Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio confirms the country's first case of COVID-19, a 37-year-old man who had recently travelled back from France. 2020-03-31