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Monaco has announced the extension of the use of the health pass until February 25, 2022 because of the health situation. The use of the health pass, or equivalent documentary evidence, is also being made compulsory for access to the terraces of restaurants and bars as of December 1.
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A teenager has been slightly injured after being hit by a tram in Nice. The accident happened this morning near the Alphonse-Daudet college shortly before 9am.
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According to Public Health France, the latest figures published on Thursday November 11th, for the Alpes Maritimes, show that the number of positive cases of covid per 100,000 inhabitants stood at 102.
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The public prosecutor of Grasse has said that the alleged perpetrator of the attack on police in Cannes on Monday appears to have acted alone
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The mayor of Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Roger Roux, has paid tribute to the head of the Marinoni elementary school Magali Musso, who died at the age of 47 few days ago from a ruptured aneurysm.
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Following French President Emmanuel Macron's speech, the over 65s are invited to receive their third dose of the covid vaccine followed by 50 to 64 year olds.
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French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal as said that there is a clear deterioration in the epidemic situation and "the warning signs are multiplying".
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France’s government spokesman Gabriel Attal has announced this morning Wednesday 10th November that from December 15th “the health pass will be disactivated for people over 65 who have made their second dose over six months and five weeks ago and have not had the required booster dose”.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that from December 15th a third dose of the covid vaccine will be obligatory for those over 65 who wish to have a valid health pass.
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President Macron has delivered an address on French television this evening. He said that a campaign to offer a booster vaccination to those aged 50 to 64 would start in early December
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A 73-year-old man has died this morning after a fire broke out in his apartment in Plan-de-la-Tour in the Var. Neighbours raised the alarm after smoke was seen coming from the apartment at around 7am.
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A construction worker has been seriously injured after a fall on a building site in Tourrettes.
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French interior minister Gerald Darmanin has been in Cannes today to give his support to police officers after a knife attack early this morning. According to the Cannes Town Hall, a team of four national police officers who were starting their duties was attacked at 6.35 am this morning in front of the central police station
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A police officer has been violently attacked with a knife in Cannes. The incident occurred at 6.35am this morning Monday 8th November, when a man with a knife, reportedly acting in the "name of the prophet", attacked a police officer at the wheel of his vehicle in front of the police station in Cannes.
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A 70-year-old man has been found dead in Mandelieu. It was a passer-by who alerted police on Sunday morning after discovering the lifeless body at around 10am in a ditch below the petrol station of the Giant Casino in Mandelieu-la-Napoule.
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