Inside the French Riviera's pandemic party problem

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• From Saint-Tropez to Marseille and Nice, parties across the French Riviera this summer have been making international headlines.
• In conversations with Business Insider, several French residents described a scene of non-stop partying and minimal mask-wearing.
• In recent weeks, restaurants and night clubs across Saint-Tropez have been forced to close down.
• According to a release from the public health department of France, the positivity rate in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, which includes the French Riviera, has climbed from 1.7% on August 7 to 2.8% on August 14. 
• Business Insider talked to French locals, parsed through local and national reports, and dove into social media posts to piece together the story of the French Riviera's pandemic party summer. 
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At Nikki Beach Saint-Tropez, the party was on but the masks were off.

Half-naked bodies in neon bathing suits danced under towering palm trees at the A-list beach club. Champagne was flowing, and phones were out to document it all. It was the prime setting for a social media firestorm.

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