Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Wildfire edges closer to Marseille, prompting airport closure
A rapidly spreading wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille on Tuesday 8th July, forcing Marseille Provence airport—France’s fourth‑busiest—to close and residents to shelter indoors.
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Mask requirement to remain for outdoors
The government says masks must still be worn outdoors, despite a significant drop in Covid-19 circulation and a request by the National Council to relax some of the stricter measures.
It's back to school for equality
Monaco’s Committee for the Promotion and Protection of Women's Rights has launched a new chapter of its equality campaign, this time focusing on sports and leisure activities.
Mandatory vaccination for who from 30th October?
The National Council has passed a divisive law which requires certain workers, from care staff to speech therapists, to be fully vaccinated in order to continue working in their field.
EU hits 70% vaccination milestone
The European Commission has announced that, as of the end of August, 70% of the adult population of the European Union has been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
Peaceful protest puts spotlight on health pass
In what is a very rare sight in Monaco, hundreds of people took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the mandatory health pass in the Principality.
New Covid variant could be more resistant to vaccine
The World Health Organisation has published a report declaring that a new “variant of interest”, which they are calling Mu, may be able to sidestep the vaccine.
