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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Vaccination campaign: who's in round two?
Close to 2,400 elderly residents and health workers have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The next stage begins on Tuesday, targeting people in two more vulnerable categories.
Noise disruption expected
The government has warned of sound disturbances at night for the next fortnight as new worksite containers are transported to the Testimonio II construction site.
Civil status figures give snapshot of 2020
Victoria climbed to top spot for girls’ names in 2020, while Léo remained most popular for boys. Figures also show there were slightly more deaths recorded in a year marked by Covid-19.
Critical situation as Monaco faces a “rebound of the epidemic”
The curfew has been brought forward to 7pm and restaurants will not be able to open in the evening, in a new round of restrictions to pull Monaco back from a record high in Covid cases.
Monaco’s cable car project under review
In an effort to lighten the traffic load in the Principality, the government is looking at a new cable car service to connect different neighbourhoods, though many questions still remain.
2nd round of vaccinations targets over 65s
The vaccine rollout is being accelerated amid a worrying rise in Covid cases in the Principality. It comes as a second vaccine – Moderna – has just been authorised for use in Europe.
