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Pollution et santé

Air pollution and your health

Following the exceedance of the particulate pollution alert threshold in several French departments in March 2014, the authorities took a number of measures, including free public transport, speed limits for motorized vehicles and alternating traffic for the first time in Paris. This situation is also found in many cities around the world, such as Beijing. […]

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Ebola virus in West Africa

Unless there is a compelling reason to do so, we recommend suspending all plans to travel to countries where cases of Ebola hemorrhagic fever have been confirmed (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria). The Ebola virus is initially transmitted to humans from wild animals, particularly bats and monkeys. Handling or eating the meat of these infected

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Is travel insurance compulsory?

This question comes up frequently. In general, although strongly recommended, travel insurance is not compulsory everywhere. With the Covid pandemic, travel insurance has become compulsory in many of the countries we list here. Some countries, such asAlgeria, Russia, China and Cuba, require it in all cases. Compulsory visa insurance for Russia, Cuba, China, Mongolia and

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Why repatriation insurance?

When we think oftravel orexpatriateinsurance, we often think of sun, beach or extraordinary experiences abroad. However, a stay abroad can quickly turn into a nightmare, and your repatriation insurance can come in very handy. What is repatriation insurance? This is a benefit that most travel insurance policies include. It covers you when you are abroad

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