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The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi has announced five new measures to be introduced in Nice in order to deal with the coronavirus epidemic.
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Four people have been fined after attending a funeral. The incident occurred in Falaise, in Calvados, on March 19. Benjamin Loison and relatives were attending the funeral of his grandmother
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The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has announced today on Twitter that chloroquine treatments would be authorized at the CHU de Nice for patients with Covid-19.
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France’s Minister of Health Olivier Véran has announced this Sunday the death of a hospital doctor. This is the first death of a member of the nursing staff in France from Covid-19.
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The bar of 1,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 has been crossed in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region, warns the Regional Health Agency (ARS) this S Among these cases, thirteen people have died.
1,041 people have tested positive in the Paca region since February 28.
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An 87-year-old person died this Saturday 21st March, from the coronavirus in the Alpes Maritimes bringing the total number of deaths in the region to 4. 32 new cases were diagnosed also in the Alpes Maritimes in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases stands at 174.
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Some 20 biotechnology companies and organisations are racing against the clock to find a vaccine as the coronavirus spreads. Most of them are in the US, Europe and China.
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France’s Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, has called for companies to pay a tax-free bonus of 1,000 euros to all employees who go to their workplace, despite confinement against the coronavirus.
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While all of France is in containment to fight the coronavirus, the homeless have nowhere to go. The Minister of Housing, Julien Denormandie, has ensured that 2,000 additional accommodation places will be made available.
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A French mask wholesaler placed an order for 6.6 million euros in protective masks and gels this week, to a company that turned out to be a 'ghost company'.
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Two patients aged 75 and 78 have died from Covid-19 this Friday in the Alpes-Maritimes, confirmed the prefecture, without giving further details.
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This evening the Monégasque authorities confirmed a new case of coronavirus. The necessary medical investigation is being carried out to determine who was in contact with the patient ahead of their diagnosis
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Spaeaking live on France 2 this evening the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi has confirmed that Nice will implement a curfew from 11pm to 5am every evening in the fight to stem the spread of the coronavirus
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As residents in Nice wait to see if and what will be the conditions of a curfew, planned to be put in place this weekend.
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Vallauris-Golfe-Juan has become the first municiplaity on the Riviera to introduce a curfew
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The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi announced plans this morning on French television to introduce a decree to establish a curfew in the city
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The authorities in Monaco have announced two new cases of coronavirus in the Principality. The news reported Thursday evening brings the total number of cases in Monaco to 11.The necessary measures have been taken to contact anybody who may have been in contact with the two patients.
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HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco, who had been tested earlier this week, is positive for Covid-19.
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Mutual support networks between neighbours become very useful during this period of confinement, from looking after children, the elderly to even printing out documents needed in order to go out. .
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The Palace in Monaco has announced this afternoon that HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for Covid-19
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Air France works closely with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies to identify the repatriation needs of French and European nationals and to implement additional transport solutions at specific prices as quickly as possible
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Extension of confinement period highly likely according to Public Health Agency France - Director general of the health agency, Public Health France, Genevieve Chêne has announced on French radio this morning that the "prolongation of the confinement is very likely to be necessary"
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Following in the footsteps of hotel palaces on the Côte d'Azur such as the Negresco or the Carlton, the Métropole Monte-Carlo hotel has made the decision to temporarily close its doors.
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As the global race continues to try and find a treatment for coronavirus the UK biotech firm Synairgen is reportedly planning to trial its experimental lung drug on Covid-19 patients.
The company received the green light from UK regulators to conduct a trial of its lead drug SNG001 at NHS trusts across the country.
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According to the head of the Italian government Giuseppe Conte "the restrictive measures are working" but they will have to be extended after the peak of contamination.
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Police unions have warned that due to the lack of protection to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the ranks of the police, officers « are in danger ».
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According to the prefecture, the gendarmes of the Alpes-Maritimes have issued more than 70 fines for breaches of confinement obligations.
The Côte d'Azur police issued about fifty in the morning despite it being announced that the fine had increased 38 to 135 euros.
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According to the prefecture, the gendarmes of the Alpes-Maritimes have issued more than 70 fines for breaches of confinement obligations.
The Côte d'Azur police issued about fifty in the morning despite it being announced that the fine had increased 38 to 135 euros.
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Police in Nice have been handing out fines today for those found to be violating the confinement restrictions
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According to Japanese media authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients.
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Six coronavirus patients from Mulhouse have been evacuated by military aircraft and will be placed in the military hospitals of Marseille-Laveran and Toulon-Sainte-Anne.
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The French government has reportedly backtracked concerning the paperwork required for any outdoor travel. It had earlier been the case, that the document required for circulating outside could be donwloaded onto your phone this is no longer the case. Only the paper document is accepted.
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A new survey has revealed that 93% of French people approve the implementation of confinement limiting movement .
An Elabe poll carried out reveals that more than 8 out of 10 are now "worried". Consequently, an overwhelming majority of French people adhere to the strict restrictive measures put in place and announced on Monday by Emmanuel Macron.
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HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco has addressed the people of Monaco declaring that in the face of the coronavirus the Principality is prepared and that as of midnight on Tuesday limits to non essential travel were to be imposed following the previous measures enforced on Saturday of the closing of all « non essential places » to the public.
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The new coronavirus containment measures announced by President Macron have been published in the Official Journal and came into force throughout France at midday today
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Coronavirus lockdown-President Macron has said that France is “at war” against the coronavirus as the government introduced strict restrictions on movement effectively placing the country on lockdown.
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The Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has tested positive for the coronavirus
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A ninth positive case of coronavirus has been reported in Monaco.
The Principality's health authorities were informed this Monday morning that analyzes of a sample taken yesterday were positive for COVID 19.
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Coronavirus official list of shops and services still open - Following the announcement on Saturday 14th March, by the French Prime Minister that, as a new measure to attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus, France was from midnight, closing all restaurants, bars, cafes and non-essential shops, an official list has been published of the shops and services that are still permitted to stay open during the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak
The list comprises:
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At 97, the oldest mayor of France has been pushed through to the second round.
Marcel Berthomé, mayor of Saint-Seurin-sur-Isle in Gironde since 1971, obtained 45.62% of the vote.
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Professor Philippe Juvin, head of A&E at the Georges-Pompidou Hospital in Paris has strongly recommended confinement.
Speaking to French media this morning he said that the coronavirus epidemic is causing "an influx of patients" into hospitals, where some resuscitation services "are already overwhelmed,"
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French President Emmanuel Macron will address the French public this evening in a televised speech at 8pm tonight, the Elysée has just confirmed
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In an announcement published on Sunday Louis Vuitton owner LVMH said it will use its perfume production lines to start making hand sanitiser to protect people against the coronavirus outbreak.
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The Director-General for Health Jérôme Salomon has this morning called for the general mobilization of the French to further comply with the barrier measures to slow the progression of the coronavirus epidemic in France.
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France’s Labour Minister has announced the postponement of the unemployment reform which was due to be introduced on April 1st in France.
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Air France-KLM will "gradually reduce its activity significantly".
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More than half of France's population abstained from voting in the first round of local elections on Sunday as the coronavirus pandemic forced 'non-essential' facilities to close for an indefinite period from midnight on Saturday.
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