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A patient in France who was originally believed to have pneumonia late last year may have actually contracted the coronavirus.The patient tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on December 27, said Dr. Yves Cohen, who treated the patient.The results would mean he's France's new "patient zero,"…

By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Johnny CottonPARIS (Reuters) - French president Emmanuel Macron promised guaranteed stipends for out-of-work actors and money for filmmakers whose productions have been cancelled, as part of a bailout for an arts industry shut down by the coronavirus.Macron's government had been under fire for failing to act…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Traffic has almost disappeared in many cities around the world, such as LA (pictured) We're living through the biggest carbon crash ever recorded.No war, no recession, no previous pandemic has had such a dramatic impact on emissions of CO2 over the past century as…

Image copyright AFP Image caption A doctor suggests the virus arrived in France almost a month earlier than previously thought A patient treated in a hospital near Paris on 27 December for suspected pneumonia actually had the coronavirus, his doctor has said.This means the virus may have arrived in Europe…

PARIS (Reuters) - France said the number of deaths from the coronavirus rose above 25,000 on Monday, becoming the fifth country to pass that threshold after the United States, Italy, Britain and Spain.The daily number of new fatalities also sped up again after several days of decline.The number of people…

Italy, France and Spain are all beginning to loosen their stringent, weekslong coronavirus lockdowns.It comes as all three countries on Sunday reported their lowest coronavirus death and new infection rates in weeks.These countries are among the hardest-hit in Europe, with Italy being the world's coronavirus epicenter for much of March.…

France has launched a €20 million scheme that will allow all citizens up to €50 for bike repairs. Cycle training and temporary parking spaces will also be provided by the funds, which have been introduced after French authorities wish to keep air pollution levels low after they dropped significantly during…

PARIS (Reuters) - France became the fourth country to report more than 23,000 coronavirus-linked fatalities on Monday, while the number of new confirmed cases rose at its sharpest pace in almost two weeks.The latest figures from the Health Ministry come a day before Prime Minister Edouard Philippe is due to…

By Sudip Kar-GuptaPARIS (Reuters) - The death toll in France from the coronavirus has risen by 242 to 22,856, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the government prepares to see how it might ease a national lockdown that has been in place since mid-March.While the number of deaths from…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The government has requisitioned all stocks of masks French police say they have seized 140,000 face masks destined for sale on the black market.Officers say they caught a businessman unloading the masks from a lorry into a house in St Denis, north of Paris.Last month,…