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During an extraordinary council of ministers meeting held on Saturday 2nd May both France’s health and interior minister detailed the main proposals of a bill for an end to the lockdown in France which will be presented to the National Assembly.
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France has reported 218 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period this is the lowest number of deaths recorded in more than five weeks.
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The Regional Health Agency has said today that there have been no new deaths from the coronavirus in the Var and the Alpes Maritimes.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has posted a message of hope this morning on social media to mark the 1st May.
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The Alpes Maritimes and the Var have been provisionally classified as an “orange” zone concerning the level of “circulation of the virus” in the region. France’s Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, unveiled the map on Thursday.
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Alpes Maritimes deputy Eric Ciotti has sent a letter to Prime Minister Edouard Philippe today asking for the start of the school year to be postponed to June 2
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108 new cases of Covid-19 coronavirus have been reported by the Regional Health Agency in the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region. The total number of cases for the region to date, stands at 14,622.
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For the first time since March 19th no new deaths from the coronavirus have been reported in the Alpes Maritimes region. Wednesday 29th April marked the first day in 44 days that no deaths were reported by the Regional Health Agency.
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The overwhelming majority of people approve of the deconfinement measures announced by Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe yesterday, according to a new survey
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A 45 year old motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a road accident. The incident occurred on the Voie Rapid in Nice on Tuesday afternoon shortly after 2pm at the Cimiez exit westbound.
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Five people died from Covid-19 in the Alpes Maritimes and the Var on Tuesday April 21st. Both departments have recorded in total 391 deaths from coronavirus since the start of the epidemic.
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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has been presenting the government's plans for the end of lockdown to the National Assembly this afternoon
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This morning the final section of the new bridge in Genoa was laid, 18 months after the collapse of the bridge which killed 43 people.
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The number of deaths from coronavirus increased by 4 in the Alpes Maritimes and 7 in the Var on Monday 27th April. The total of deaths to date for both regions stands at 388, since the beginning of the epidemic on February 28th.
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It's been announced this afternoon that 7 more people have lost their lives due to Covid-19 in the Var in the past 24 hours
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The Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region has announced the distribution of holiday vouchers for people who worked in contact with the public during confinement, in order to help tourism professionals in the region.
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There has been a drop in the number of deaths from coronavirus in France. Figures released on Sunday saw 242 deaths reported in 24 hours compared to 369 the previous day.
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