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Controls have been stepped up across the region ahead of Monday’s end to the lockdown
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The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has announced the mandatory wearing of face masks and the reopening of the Promenade des Anglais to pedestrians
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During a press conference held this morning the mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has announced new measures from Monday May 11th. Estrosi declared that if "Nice has successfully carried out the lockdown we now need to succeed in the end of lockdown”.
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The May 8th ceremony has begun in Paris without a crowd due to the Coronavirus. French President Emmanuel Macron has laid a wreath in front of the statue of General de Gaulle before going to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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French Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe has confirmed that a progressive lifting of lockdown in France will take place from Monday May 11th. He warned that the "progressive deconfinement should not be a reason to be less vigilant”.
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French Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe and his ministers have announced further details of the deconfinement from 11 May.
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While the number of new cases of coronavirus had remained stable in the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region since May 1st, latest figures show that 334 people have tested positive in 24 hours four days ahead of the planned end to the lockdown.
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Prime Minister Edouard Phillipe is to address the National Assembly today at 4pm to outline the end of the lockdown in France from Monday 11th May.
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The Mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has unveiled details of a new transport plan for the city from May 11
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Referred to by some as “Monsieur deconfinement” Jean Castex, the national coordinator for the deconfinement strategy for the French government has assured that “should the progressive end to the lockdown on May 11th fail he has already prepared a plan for the “reconfinement” or “return to lockdown”.
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7 new deaths from Covid-19 have been reported in the region. 3 occurred in the Alpes Maritimes and 4 in the Var bringing the total number of deaths for both regions to 422.
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For the eighth consecutive day, there have been no new Covid-19 positive cases reported in the Principality.
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President Macron has said that "we will know at the beginning of June" where it will be possible to go on holiday.
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61 new cases of Covid 19 have been reported in the last 24 hours in the Provence Côte d’Azur Alpes Maritimes region. The total number of positive cases now stands at 15,127.
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With an additional 306 deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours France has passed the 25,000 mark with 25,201 deaths since the start of the epidemic.
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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has been presenting further details of deconfinement measures to the Senate this afternoon
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Monaco’s Formula One driver Charles Leclerc has participated in deliveries alongside teams from the Monaco Red Cross.
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The Alpes-Maritimes and the Var region along with the rest of the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur has been classified as a “green” region. The map of France is designed to be an indicator of not only the circulation of the virus but also the measures to be taken at the end of the lockdown which is planned for May 11th.
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