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France's national reference network RELAB recorded a high and rising SARS-CoV-2 detection rate of 12.29% in week 39, up from 11.26% the previous week, according to the Pasteur Institute's CNR bulletin. Observers are sharing the latest respiratory virus surveillance data as Covid indicators tick upward again heading into autumn.

The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) has published an article examining how the principle of precaution can be rehabilitated in public decision-making after a series of disasters. The piece explores why prudence has fallen out of favour in politics, media and technology debates, and how it might regain legitimacy, drawing on research across science, cinema and public policy.