Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Nice bans Saturday protests across city centre as 450 officers prepare to deploy
Demonstrations and protest gatherings will be banned across central Nice from 8am to midnight on Saturday 24th October, one week after shops were looted and police attacked during protests against the cost of living.
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Monaco drops curfew and restaurant restriction
The curfew in Monaco has been lifted completely and restaurants will once again be able to welcome foreign customers under further easing of Covid restrictions.
Monaco bans smoking and vaping on beaches
The government has decided to make all beaches in the Principality non-smoking this summer for the comfort of beach-goers and to protect the environment.
Study shows Pfizer vaccine reduces infection by 91%
The Pfizer vaccine, the only inoculation currently administered in Monaco, reduces the risk of Covid infection by 91% in fully vaccinated people, according to a new CDC study.
Free from masks, outdoors, from Saturday
Masks will no longer be mandatory in Monaco from Saturday, with the exception of a few tourist hotspots like Casino Square.
France drops curfew and mandatory mask-wearing outdoors
Masks are no longer mandatory outdoors in France from Thursday, while the curfew will be dropped completely come this Sunday.
Princess part of new global pledge to end AIDS inequalities
As the UNAIDS International Goodwill Ambassador, Princess Stephanie has addressed a high-level meeting titled ‘Ending inequalities and taking action to end AIDS by 2030’.