French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 17 to 23/05

Evening Update Friday 21 May 2021

The mayor of Antibes, Jean Leonetti, has called for tourists to be able to receive their second vaccine dose while they are on holiday Evening Update Friday 21 May 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Friday 21st May 2021

For the first time since June last year the Alpes Maritimes has fallen below 50 in the covid incidence rate. Lunchtime News Friday 21st May 2021 Read More

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French and Riviera News Friday 21st May 2021

EU member states have reached an agreement on the European health pass, which should enter into force from July 1st. French and Riviera News Friday 21st May 2021 Read More

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Evening Update Thursday 20 May 2021

French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced this evening that vaccination will be open to all adults regardless of age or state of health from May 31. Evening Update Thursday 20 May 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Thursday 20th May 2021

The second phase of France’s four step plan to ease covid related restrictions was implemented on Wednesday May 19th Lunchtime News Thursday 20th May 2021 Read More

20/05/2021

French and Riviera News Thursday 20th May 2021

From Paris to Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), from Dunkirk (North) to Juan-Les-Pins (Alpes-Maritimes), people in France enjoyed the conviviality of a moment on a bar or restaurant terrace with some residents in Toulouse describing it as "terrasso-therapy". French and Riviera News Thursday 20th May 2021 Read More

20/05/2021

Evening Update Wednesday 19 May 2021

French Health Minister Olivier Veran has said that he hopes to be able to "turn the page on Covid-19" in November or December. Evening Update Wednesday 19 May 2021 Read More

19/05/2021

Lunchtime News Wednesday 19th May 2021

As today marks the next step in a progressive end to lockdown in France with the reopening of terraces, non essential shops and the curfew being pushed back to 9pm the Regional Health Agency has published its report for the Alpes Maritimes region. Lunchtime News Wednesday 19th May 2021 Read More

19/05/2021

French and Riviera News Wednesday 19th May 2021

Restaurants, bars and café terraces are to reopen in France today after seven months of closure due to the health crisis. As the curfew is pushed back to 9pm the drop in the number of covid patients in intensive care units continues. French and Riviera News Wednesday 19th May 2021 Read More

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Evening Update Tuesday 18 May 2021

A prominent French genetecist has said that France is not paying enough attention to the India coronavirus variant Evening Update Tuesday 18 May 2021 Read More

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Lunchtime News Tuesday 18th May 2021

France’s Health Minister Olivier Véran has said that France will "soon" reach a point where the mask will no longer be compulsory outdoors, although no date was given. Lunchtime News Tuesday 18th May 2021 Read More

18/05/2021

French and Riviera News Tuesday 18th May 2021

The number of covid patients hospitalized in critical care continued to decline on Monday, May 17th, while the total number of hospitalisations was at its lowest for six months, according to figures from Public Health France. French and Riviera News Tuesday 18th May 2021 Read More

18/05/2021

Evening Update Monday 17 May 2021

French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that "the signals are green" for a partial reopening of many businesses on Wednesday. He said that people will "know how to be responsible" Evening Update Monday 17 May 2021 Read More

17/05/2021

Lunchtime News Monday 17th May 2021

The French laboratory Sanofi has published positive results from a clinical trial on its main candidate vaccine against Covid, developed with the British GSK. Lunchtime News Monday 17th May 2021 Read More

17/05/2021

French and Riviera News Monday 17th May 2021

As France prepares to reopen terraces in two days’ time on Wednesday 19th May with the curfew being pushed back to 9pm, the number of Covid patients in intensive care across France dropped for a 12th consecutive day on Saturday, with the number of deaths also continuing to decline. French and Riviera News Monday 17th May 2021 Read More

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