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The Monaco government has released details of its health pass, the "Monaco Safe Pass" for Monegasque nationals and residents.
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The French government has expressed its concern over the slowdown in the covid vaccination campaign as the number of appointments being made for the first dose drops dramatically.
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As concerns grow about the Delta variant the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has called for all EU countries to follow their guidelines and impose an obligatory quarantine on visitors from the UK.
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French Prime Minister Jean Castex has announced a "seven day action plan" to fight the delta coronavirus variant in the Landes department in south-west France.
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Nice prosecutor’s office has opened an investigation for manslaughter after a 11 year old child drowned in the river Paillon on Wednesday afternoon.
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For the first time since mid-October France has less than 10,000 hospitalised covid patients. According to figures from Public Health France 167 have been admitted in the last 24 hours There are 1,509 patients in intensive care with 42 admissions in 24 hours, compared to 47 the day before.
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French government spokesperson Gabrial Attal has said that the government is paying particular attention to the circulation of the Delta coronavirus variant in two departments.
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The French government has announced that the new rules concerning calculations of the unemployment benefit in France, planned to be introduced on July 1st , will be postponed.
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“The future of one of the most beautiful parts of the world is at stake and the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region cannot belong to these people” were the words of businessman, politician and occasional actor, singer, and TV host Bernard Tapie ahead of Sunday’s second round in the regional elections.
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French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has said that a state of natural disaster will be delcared after severe flooding affected areas of northern France after storms last night
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Scientists in France have said that they fear that the country could hit a ‘glass ceiling’ when it comes to vaccinations, and that the current strategy may not be sufficient to achieve the necessary collective immunity.
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Hospital pressure continues to fall in France as figures released on Monday June 21st have shown that 1,655 people are currently in intensive care units a figure well below the 2,000 mark which continues to fall since the end of April.
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French Minister of Culture Roselyne Bachelot has announced that standing concerts will be allowed from 30 June.
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Following this morning’s meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and representatives from the nightclub industry it's been announced that nightclubs will reopen in France on July 9th. After 15 months of closure, nightclubs will be able to welcome clubbers again this summer.
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The 11pm curfew has been lifted in France, eight months after it was introduced due to the health crisis. Sunday June 20th marked the end of the curfew after the government decided to advance its end by ten days, it was initially due to end on June 30th.
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