Covid-19 fears lead to mink farm culls Authorities have begun a cull of mink at one of the country’s four farms after >> Page 6 positive Covid-19 cases
Black Friday postponed
Delayed due to lockdown, the annual sales bonanza will now start on Friday December 4th >> Page 3
November 2016 - Issue #85
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Three steps to the end of lockdown
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British sailor saving lives with clicks - pg 5
The hunt for omelette du fromage man - pg 8
Portsmouth-Cherbourg ferry to sail again - pg 10
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that accelerate the spread of the virus and limit gatherings as much as possible. Tonight I will fix a schedule.” The second step of the schedule will come on Tuesday 15th December when the country comes fully out of confinement, provided the target of 5,000 new cases per day has been hit. Bars and restaurants will remain closed, however, until the third and final step on Wednesday 20th January. “Scientific studies show that these establishments, despite the very demanding protocols and the strong willingness of managers to apply them, remain and will remain places of high viral contamination,” Prime Minister Jean Castex explained. “Customers have to remove their masks to
2021 Tour de France route unveiled - pg 4
French radio station announces death of Queen Elizabeth - pg 9
President Emmanuel Macron has outlined the three steps that will lead to the end of the second national lockdown, with most shops now open. lmost a m o n t h after the second lockdown began, President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a threestep deconfinement process which began on Saturday 28th November with the reopening of shops and a relaxation of the distance people can travel from their homes. “We have passed the peak of the second wave. Our efforts, your efforts, have paid off,” the president said in a televised address to the nation. “We have slowed down the circulation of the virus. We still have several weeks in front of us to reach the goals that I have set. To do that, we must continue for several weeks to avoid activities in enclosed places
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Bugle Business Directory
5 pages packed with local, English-speaking businesses where you can find anything from an architect to an osteopath. See pg 16-20. Also online: www.thebugle.eu/directory.php