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Covid: indoor facemask-wearing to be ditched from March 14 in France, excluding in transportation

Invited on TF1 television news, Jean Castex announced the end of compulsory facemask-wearing indoor from March 14, 2022. Yet, masks will be mandatory in transportation.

Covid: handmade fabric facemasks as effective as surgical masks, WHO says

As Olivier Véran and the Haute Autorité de Santé no longer recommend handmade cloth facemask to keep one safe from Covid variant, this Friday January 22, 2021, WHO addressed the issue, pointing the contrary. A statement followed by the National Academy of Medicine recommending French to keep on wearing them.

Coronavirus: surgical masks or cloth masks, which one should you get?

As facemasks are more and more mandatory to fight against coronavirus, should you get a surgical mask or a cloth mask? Here are the pros and cons of each option.

Deconfinement: Anne Hidalgo thinks facemasks to be mandatory in the streets of Paris

As France is exiting containment, Anne Hidalgo announced this Tuesday May 12th she wanted facemasks to be mandatory in the streets of Paris. A declaration made on Twitter in order to secure Parisians and reopen parks and gardens.

Coronavirus: masks on sale in metro stations from May 11th

Compulsory masks for everyone in public transit, to fight against coronavirus! Paris deputy mayor for transport Christophe Najdovski announced that starting this Monday, as confinement is lifted, masks will be available on sale in every metro and RER stations.

Coronavirus: pharmacies allowed to sell surgical and non-surgical facemasks

This is now official; pharmacies are allowed to sell surgical and non-surgical facemasks to be protected against Covid-19.

Coronavirus: non-surgical facemasks, why prices will reach no ceiling

Will French have to pay more to protect themselves from coronavirus? The government, through the State Secretary for Economic Affairs Agnès Pannier-Runacher announced they were unwilling non-surgical mask prices to reach a limit so that it does not “slow companies’ innovation down”. An idea that goes against what was done for the commercialization of hand sanitizer and the setting up of controlled prices.

Covid-19: African loincloth boutique in Paris distributes 500 free masks to the general public

Masks for the general public, distributed free of charge to Parisians? That's what African loincloth boutique Barakatou is offering. As of Monday April 27, the shop, located in the 18th arrondissement, plans to offer 500 protective masks to help Parisians protect themselves from covid-19.

Coronavirus: a factory built in Blanc-Mesnil to manufacture 500,000 masks per day

The production of masks is increasing in France as deconfinement is getting closer. A factory is being built in Blanc-Mesnil, Seine-Saint-Denis, and is expected to manufacture up to 500,000 surgical masks per day from early May.

Coronavirus: a “general public“ facemask for each French from May 11th Macron promises

During his fourth televised address since the beginning of the health crisis, French President Emmanuel Macron said that starting from May 11th “in compliance with mayors”, the State will enable each French to get a general public facemask in order to be protected from coronavirus.