French and Riviera News Friday 18th June 2021

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Mask no longer an obligation in Monaco from tomorrow Saturday 19th June - The Principality has announced that wearing a mask outdoors will no longer be an obligation from tomorrow Saturday 19th June. Despite the increase in incidence and positivity rates observed over the past 10 days but to avoid a pause in the gradual easing of health restrictions, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco has adopted the following decisions:

Wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory outdoors from Saturday, June 19, 2021, with the exception of the areas listed below:

Place du Palais Princier and the alleys of the old town of the Rocher, Place du Casino, Esplanade du Centre Commercial de Fontvieille, the Condamine and Monte-Carlo markets during operating hours, public transport access areas and in particular bus stops and the train station as well as the surroundings and access areas to schools.

And the curfew is maintained from midnight to 6am.

HSH the Prince will assess the situation next week. Prince Albert wishes to remind people of the importance of respecting barrier gestures in the face of covid which continues to circulate in Monaco and around the world adding that a return to a normal life will only be possible with a vaccination, calling for all people not yet vaccinated to get vaccinated in order to find over time both a personal and collective well-being.

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