In more and more places worldwide, masks are required by local authorities. The street scene is slightly different with all those different types of masks. Today there was another press conference about the corona pandemic in France. The French prime minister announced new measures in a press conference on Thursday. Several medium reported that French Prime Minister Jean Castex wants to make face masks mandatory from Friday morning on the streets of the French capital Paris. This obligation already applies in busy 'shopping' areas. In the French city of Marseille, this masking obligation also applies.

'Doe everything to general redefinition to avoid', The epidemic is gaining ground and now we have to act ', the head of government warned at a press conference in Matignon with the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran, as well as of education, Jean-Michel Blanquer.

In France, about 30.544 people have died from the effects of the corona virus. About 253.587 French have been infected with the corona virus so far. The French minister also announced in the press conference that 19 new departments (provinces) have been declared a red zone.

“The government finds an indisputable one flare-up of de epidemic, which itself over the whole territory continues. With 39 positive cases for 100.000, come keer More and a month ago. The virus reproduction rate is then 1, which stands for that it gains ground. We were only in May 0,7. We went back to 1,4 and contamination is increasing in all ages. The number of hospital admissions starts to rise slowly but surely. Currently Worden More and 800 Covid-patients admitted to hospital per week, compared to 500 six weeks ago ”, said Jean Castex. 

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