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Ile-de-France covered in white!
Accumulations of 2 to 7 cm of snow, even up to 10 cm locally, fell on the Paris Basin during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday.
But the situation remains under control, while school transport has been suspended in several departments: traffic on the roads has experienced an "almost normal" situation, with 300 km of traffic jams this morning.
Next night, the cold will tend to increase in the North-East and between the Loire and the Seine.
In the meantime, here is the snowfall in Ile-de-France in ten photos.
What to also remember
The list of Caesars.
A sentimental comedy, an initiatory gay romance and absurd humor: the films of directors Emmanuel Mouret, François Ozon and Albert Dupontel form the top trio of the 2021 Cesar nominations. Emmanuel Mouret is in the lead at the end of this round preliminary, with his new exploration of romantic feelings “The things we say, the things we do” with 13 nominations.
All the names are to be found here.
Variant alert.
"We have an incredible surge of the English variant in France", this morning alert Professor Gilles Pialoux, head of the infectious and tropical diseases department at Tenon in Paris, on BFMTV.
“In Ile-de-France, we are already at nearly 39% of the presence of English variants,” he announces.
In Germany, the authorities want to maintain the restrictions in the coming weeks.
Because if the infections slow down, "the variants of the coronavirus are spreading", estimates the German government in a text which will be submitted to the heads of the regions this afternoon.
Dominique Boutonnat.
The boss of the National Center for Cinema and Animated Image (CNC) was taken into custody this morning.
He is suspected of sexual assault and attempted rape on his godson.
He disputes these accusations, indicates his entourage to BFMTV.
The unexpected info
“Top Chef”, our interactive map!
Since the audiences of the culinary show, whose 12th season resumes this evening, testify to the ever-renewed appetite of the French for cooking and gastronomy, we have concocted a menu of restaurants run by former candidates and which are always open, for delivery or to take away.
In the Paris region, we have spotted 37 establishments that will thrill your taste buds, despite the Covid-19 epidemic.