NEWS.MC-002 - Some sport resumes, longer lunches; France bans UK arrivals + 4 more items

GOOD MORNING MONACO Monday, December 21, 2020 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter --- Link to newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/news.mc/some-sport-resumes-longer-lunches-france-bans-uk-arrivals-4-more-items Show notes: Sporting activities resume, longer lunches allowed Minister of State Pierre Dartout has added details to the announcement by HSH Prince Albert on Thursday concerning the continuation of a curfew until January 15 and arrangements in place on December 24, 25 and 31. France bans all travel from UK for 48 hours Following an emergency meeting on Sunday afternoon, the French authorities have banned all travel from the UK, including accompanied merchandise, such as goods being carried in trucks, from midnight... Five new coronavirus cases on Sunday Five new cases of coronavirus among residents were reported in Monaco on Sunday, taking the three-day total for the weekend to 28... AS Monaco successful in Sunday's Burgundy visit DULY NOTED: Cars with French and Monaco plates have been turned back routinely in recent days at the Italian border at Menton Garavan, unless they have paperwork authorising a cross-border visit. However, it has been reliably reported that those who take the autoroute have not been stopped... After Monaco’s unfortunate last few fixtures, which saw them lose to Lille, Marseille and Lens, Head Coach Niko Kovac would most certainly be hoping for a better result as the red and whites travelled to Burgundy to face off against Dijon. This Week in Monaco https://news.mc/2020/12/19/this-week-in-monaco-december-21-to-27/ IN EUROPEAN NEWS: UK takes late decision to put London in Tier 4 lockdown A total of 35,928 new cases were reported in the UK on Sunday, a dramatic rise from a week ago and a new daily record, as infections spread “out of control,” accruing to health minister Matt Hancock.