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SNCF relaunches ticket reservations for this summer
SNCF reopens reservations for TGV or Intercités tickets for the summer holidays this Friday. The way of traveling will however be a little different. Until June 2, the public company will only sell one seat out of two on its trains. Above all, tickets will be exchangeable or refundable at no cost, just in case.
Hydroxychloroquine not effective against Covid-19, according to two studies
These are two studies that will speak. Hydroxychloroquine does not seem effective against the coronavirus, whether in severely or more mildly affected patients, according to two studies published on Friday. The first was carried out by French researchers, while the second was carried out by a Chinese team. According to the latter, the chloroquine derivative does not eliminate the virus faster than standard treatments.
Wrecked by coronavirus, Germany prepares for recession
The German gross domestic product for the first quarter, released today, should give a taste of the shock inflicted by the coronavirus on the largest European economy. Even starting in mid-March, the restrictive measures were enough to slow down activity: the experts cited by the financial analysis tool Factset predict a 2.1% drop in the German economy over this period compared to the previous quarter, and 2.5% year on year. Above all, the second quarter should experience a plunge of 10% of German GDP over a year.
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