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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EU demands access to UK vaccine supply
The EU is in a dispute with Swedish-Anglo pharma company AstraZeneca after the drug maker rejected demands that vaccine supplies be diverted from the UK to the continent.
Experts say deaths not directly linked to vaccine
French health agencies say that data on the safety of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is “reassuring” and the deaths of nine elderly patients is likely a case of poor timing.
New underground tunnel project well underway
A pedestrian tunnel that will link Fontvieille to the top of Boulevard du Jardin Exotique is well on its way to completion with the use of ingenious engineering and brute force.
600 vaccines a day possible at new site
Prince Albert has inaugurated Monaco’s new Covid vaccination centre in the Grimaldi Forum, telling reporters that it is "too early to tell" if he will order another lockdown.
AstraZeneca follows Pfizer in vaccine delay
AstraZeneca has warned that initial supplies of its Europe-bound Covid-19 vaccines will be lower than expected, sparking new concern over the rollout of inoculations.
New developments in vaccination programme
The Grimaldi Forum will become vaccination headquarters from Monday, while a new online booking service is helping to speed up the rollout in Monaco.
