Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Celebrate the magic of Christmas with Monaco’s shopkeepers
Monaco’s retail districts are set to transform into festive wonderlands this December, as the Union des Commerçants et Artisans de Monaco (UCAM), with support from the Princely Government, launches a month-long programme of Christmas-themed events and entertainment. From Saturday 6th December to Saturday 3rd January, the streets of La Condamine, the Boulevard des Moulins, the Larvotto complex and Monte-Carlo’s shopping avenues will come alive with free seasonal animations designed to bring holiday cheer to residents, families and visitors of all ages. A festive atmosphere across Monaco’s retail districts This year,…
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Gay men allowed to donate blood without strings
After nearly four decades, homosexuals in France will soon be able to become blood donors without tiresome conditions or a long abstinence period.
Monaco Red Touch Challenge aimed at youth
The first everMonaco Red Touch Challenge, organised by Le Pôle Jeunesse, is daring young people to come up with projects that will better lives and help the environment.
Incidence rate nears 2,000
Around 13% of all Covid tests conducted in Monaco are coming back positive, three times higher than the weekly average. Meanwhile, the incidence rate has again hit an all-time high of almost 2,000.
February signalled for new Novavax vaccine
The new Novavax Covid vaccine, which doesn’t use RNA technology and was recently approved by the European Union, could be ready for use in France “at the beginning of February”.
Mandatory health pass for more workers, shorter self-isolation periods
Faced with an “explosion” in the number of Covid-19 cases, the Prince's Government is readjusting some restrictions, including an extension of the mandatory health pass for workers in more...
Monaco records fourth Covid-related death this year
Another resident who tested positive for Covid has died, this time aged 94, bringing the total this year to four in just six days.
