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The French Ministry of Education has said that there has been a reduction in the number of classes closed because of Covid-19. In a situation update issued today, which gives data as at 1pm yesterday, the ministry said that 1,692 classes were closed, including 78 in Nice
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In the Alpes-Maritimes, wearing a mask remains mandatory at least until October 18th. In a decree published this Friday, October 1, the prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, Bernard Gonzalez, extended until October 18 the obligation to wear a mask for people aged eleven and over in all the municipalities of the Alpes Maritimes.
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A 23-year-old motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a road accident in Antibes. The accident occurred at 6pm on Thursday after the motorcyclist collided with a car on the D35 between the Saint-Jean Chapel roundabout and the Red Cross roundabout towards Antibes.
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been found guilty of the illegal financing of his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign. The criminal court in Paris said that he had spent tens of millions of euros more on his campaign than was permitted under the law
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The French government has announced the 47 departments where the mask will no longer be compulsory in primary schools from Monday 4th October.
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From today Thursday, September 30th, teenagers aged at least 12 years and two months must have a health pass in France. The QR code will be required to access places and events where it is already required for adults. It is not however required to go to school.
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said that the government wishes to keep the possibility of using the health pass beyond it's current end date of 15 November
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A man in his thirties has been killed in a road accident on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice in the early hours of this morning. According to reports the victim was knocked down by a car at around 1.30am, near 197, Promenade des Anglais near the crossroads with avenue de Fabron.
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A young man has been shot dead in broad daylight in Cavaillon in the Vaucluse. The shooting occurred on Tuesday 28th September, in a district of the city known for its drug dealing.
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The French government has announced that it will pay exceptional aid of €100 to beneficiaries of the "Energy Voucher" to help with the impact of rises in the price of gas for some households from 1 October
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A new health protocol is soon to be tested in primary schools in France in "a dozen departments". The Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, announced today Tuesday, September 28th the experimentation of a new health protocol in primary schools in "ten departments", "probably from the beginning of next week"
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A 14-year-old girl has been left in a critical condition following a fire which ravaged an apartment in Marseille. The fire broke out on Monday shortly after noon on the ground floor of a building in the Rue Moustier in the 1st arrondissement of the city.
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One man has been arrested after an egg was thrown at President Macron during a walkabout today. The President was in Lyon for the opening of a trade fair for the restaurant, catering and hotel sector
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Latest covid figures released in France show that 7,994 people are hospitalized and 1,577 are in intensive care. 14 deaths were declared in the last 24 hours on Sunday bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the epidemic to 116,463. Meanwhile 4,706 news cases of covid were identified on Sunday September 26th.
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SOS Médecins has announced a total shutdown of its services from 8am today for 24 hours. The move comes as a warning to an end of home visits by doctors due to insufficient funding.
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