Wearing a mask will be compulsory in parts of Paris and its wider region from Monday to combat a rise in coronavirus infections in and around the French capital, the police said.
The mask will be obligatory for all those aged 11 and over from 8:00 am (0600 GMT) Monday “in certain very crowded zones”, the police said in a statement Saturday, without yet detailing which areas were affected.
“All the indicators show that since mid-July the virus is again circulating more actively in the region,” the police said, adding that some 400 people were testing positive for COVID-19 in the region every day, with the 20-30 age group particularly affected.
