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.
Read moreHealth pass for all from 23rd August
Monaco residents will need to hold a health pass to access restaurants and bars from late August as the government responds to a “fourth wave” of the Covid epidemic.
Covid tests and incidence rate reach new highs
The number of Covid tests conducted in Monaco and the incidence rate have both hit their highest levels since the government began releasing weekly figures to the public.
Compulsory masks as cases in young people soar
Mandatory masks outdoors, mayor’s ban on music overruled, soaring Covid cases among 20-year-olds… what’s happening in the neighbouring Alpes-Maritimes?
Controversial health pass extension approved
Despite nationwide protests, the French government has passed a divisive law that requires health passes to access restaurants and other public sites.
Stricter Covid rules to come into play from Saturday
Faced with a rise in Covid cases, primarily among the young and unvaccinated, Monaco is ramping up health measures again, including widespread mask wearing and new health pass rules.
Aussie pub becomes vaccination centre for local employees
A pub in Nice has been transformed into a temporary vaccination centre, helping around 450 local staff to get the jab before France implements its mandatory health pass.