NEWS.MC-054- France faces up to need to vaccinate AND MORE

Good Morning Monaco Monday, March 8, 2021 published by NEWS.MC Subscribe to our daily email newsletter France faces up to need to vaccinate The French prime minister said even less than usual at a press conference last week when asked if the country’s vaccination programme against coronavirus was producing results. Sale of Monaco Luxury Group awaits approval France’s BPM Group has made a bid to acquire Monaco Luxury Group and is awaiting approval from the French competition authority, the Autorité de la Concurrence. Just four new coronavirus cases, 15 recoveries Four Monaco residents tested positive for coronavirus in the latest 24-hour reporting period, while 15 residents fully recovered. The total of new cases from Friday to Sunday inclusive is 26. Monaco supercar enthusiast succumbs to coronavirus A leading figure in Monaco’s automotive world, Stéphane Edelstein, has died from coronavirus. Youths nabbed after police station escapade Late last week several young people broke into the newly-renovated and as yet uninaugurated police station in neighbouring Beausoleil by breaking through a sturdy wooden door of some historical value. DULY NOTED: By the evening of Thursday, March 4, Monaco had given a first dose of vaccine to 22.23 percent of the population, up from 21.58 percent a week earlier, an increase of 249 individuals. ht © 2020 NEWS SARL. All rights reserved. North East West South (NEWS) SARL. RCI: 20S08518 - NIS: 6312Z21974