The Alpes Maritimes is expected to be one of a number of departments in France to be elevated to ‘maximum alert’ on Thursday and subjected to a strict new 9pm curfew.
Government spokesman Gabriel Attal announced on Wednesday that “a number of departments will switch to maximum alert” on Thursday 22nd October and will therefore be affected by the latest restrictions on movement.
It follows a speech by Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi on social media on Tuesday, in which he said: “Despite everything, our territory is experiencing an alarming progression of the epidemic.”
He revealed that 81 of the 100 Covid-designated hospital beds throughout the department are occupied, while all of the 36 ICU beds are in use. An additional seven patients requiring intensive care have been placed in alternative arrangements.
“The situation in our department is therefore very worrying,” said the mayor. “There is a real risk of going into the maximum alert zone, resulting in the application of a curfew.”
Meanwhile, the French government is expected on Thursday to extend the state of health emergency until 16th February. According to Gabriel Attal, the government also intends to apply measures restricting movement, gatherings of people and the opening of establishments until at least 1st April 2021, on all or part of the country, depending on the epidemic situation.
French Prime Minister Jean Castex will hold a press conference at 5pm on Thursday to reveal the latest measures. It comes six days after the 9pm curfew was imposed on several large metropolises, including Paris.
For the first time since May, the total number of Covid-19 patients in France currently in intensive care exceeded the 2,000 mark on Monday evening. It is still far from the peak of the epidemic, when more than 7,000 Covid-19 patients were in intensive care.
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Monaco-based Panthera Solutions has again been named Best Financial Service Provider Europe, excluding banks, by the international magazine The European in its 2020 awards.
The European magazine, in a syndicated media agreement with the Thomson Reuters Group, hold the annual European Global Banking and Finance Awards to honour financial institutions in different categories. It recognises organisations and individuals that stand out from the crowd and are consequently moving their industries forward. Good governance, the capacity to influence and innovate, while providing standards of excellence are highly important areas amongst others.
Their award programs are tailored to provide a detailed analysis of the best universally in all market divisions, and were evaluated by a judging panel with extensive experience across a range of sectors, supported by a highly dedicated research team.
“We are particularly proud to be winning this award for the second year running, which further underscores the dedication and commitment behind the Panthera team and the importance we place on the quality of our intervention framework,” said Markus Schuller, Founder Managing Partner of Panthera Solutions. “Despite the uncertainty and challenges 2020 has brought, we have remained committed to pushing forward and adapting, such as converting much of the Panthera Academy to online and thus continuing to provide those services to clients despite travel limitations.
Managing Partner Biljana Kling added: “I am perhaps more delighted with this second award that Panthera has won than the first, simply as it shows we are able to maintain a very high quality of service with our clients and the Panthera team should be extremely proud of that. Transforming the investment decision making process for an investor, demands a skilful approach and intervention and Panthera are continually pushing the boundaries of this exciting field and development.”
Photo: Gregory Gadzinski, Luca Signoretti, Biljana Kling, Markus Schuller, Victoria Barker, Matthias Strolz of Panthera Solutions