For the first time since 1954, Formula 1 engines will not roar in the streets of Monaco this year, the health crisis having been right for the 78th edition of the legendary Grand Prix initially scheduled for this Sunday. From his office in the Palace where he remains "in semi-voluntary confinement" after having been affected by the virus, His Serene Highness Prince Albert II tells the story of life on the Rock at the time of Covid-19.
LE FIGARO. - How is the principality coping with the health crisis?
Albert II DE MONACO. - We can be happy because we have been relatively spared. The health assessment amounts to 97 people affected by the coronavirus. The Princess Grace hospital registered four deaths; a Monegasque resident and three inhabitants of the neighboring municipalities of the principality because our hospital center serves a population base which goes far beyond our borders. 90 patients have been cured to date, including your servant.
As an individual, how did you
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