To cope with the wave of contamination with the Omicron variant, wearing a mask outdoors is once again compulsory in Paris and part of the Île-de-France region from this Friday, December 31. A measure taken Wednesday evening by the Paris police headquarters.
Wearing a compulsory mask in the street will apply to anyone over eleven years old, except those traveling by car, bicycle or two wheels. People practicing sport are not affected by this obligation either, which does not apply in the Bois de Boulogne and Vincennes.
Several Ile-de-France departments are also targeted by the obligation to wear a mask outdoors. This is the case of Hauts-de-Seine, Yvelines, Val-de-Marne and some agglomerations of Essonne. In some places, however, the measure only applies to agglomerations or centers of agglomerations.
To control the epidemic, what we can do is systematically and massively test the population, in companies and schools for example, by doing group tests, but this has never been done in France.
The compulsory wearing of the mask, a largely insufficient measure according to the epidemiologist Catherine Hill
Reinforced police checks
The authorities have also announced other measures such as the closure of bars and restaurants in the capital at 2 a.m. The take-away sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks in the street, as well as festive gatherings are also prohibited Friday from 6 p.m. until the next day at 6 a.m.
” Regular and reinforced controls will be put in place », Specifies the Paris police headquarters and offenders are liable to a fine of 135 euros.
France records record on record of contaminations Covid-19, with 208,000 new cases in 24 hours announced on Wednesday, December 29, after about 180,000 in the previous twenty-four hours.
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(with AFP)