New map: France on red alert for pollen allergies
The grass pollen count is high throughout France with many departments in the east and southwest on red alert.
An updated map, from national air monitoring network Le R茅seau National de Surveillance A茅robiologique (RNSA) on its website , shows pollens, and allergies, are high throughout France.
A total of 43 departments - mostly in the southwest and east of France - have a 鈥渧ery high鈥� pollen count, and are marked in red. All the rest of France鈥檚 departments are either marked 鈥渉igh鈥� in orange, or 鈥渁verage鈥� in yellow.
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Grass pollens
In most areas, 鈥�驳谤补尘颈苍茅别蝉鈥� or grass pollens are particularly high.
The RNSA : "Grass pollens are here. No region in France will be spared and the associated allergic risk will be high to very high throughout the country."
They add that: 鈥淒ue to Covid-19, many sites that measure pollen and mould have stopped in France. This map is an estimation based on data from sites that are still functioning, seasonal observations, responses from our medical observers, weather forecasts, and our expertise.鈥�
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