Covid-19 treatment

The countries where travellers from France must have Covid insurance

Over 30 countries and territories currently require cover for healthcare, accommodation and repatriation costs associated with a positive Covid test

Pharmacies are set to receive the first doses of Paxlovid this week, with the drug available only on GP prescription

It has been found to reduce hospitalisation and death rates in high-risk patients by up to 89%

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The Nantes research centre says many other antibiotics currently prescribed in hospitals are not as effective to the new variant