The mask required outdoors from December 31 in several departments of Île-de-France – The HuffPost

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COVID-19 – The mask becomes mandatory again on the streets of Paris from Friday to face the “tidal wave” of Omicron variant which led to an outbreak of contamination in Covid 19 in France, announced this Wednesday, December 29, the prefecture of police of the capital.

This obligation applies to people over the age of 11, “with the exception of people circulating inside vehicles, cyclists and users of two-wheelers” or “people practicing a sporting activity”, specified the prefecture in a press release.

Wearing a mask will also be compulsory in places open to the public in Paris, ”excluding the Bois de Boulogne and Vincennes, and on the rights-of-way of the airports of Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Bourget and Paris-Orly” , according to the press release.

Access to the terminals of these airports remains prohibited for people accompanying passengers, added the prefecture.

“Regular and reinforced controls will be put in place from Friday”, she also indicated, “in particular in the dense places of the capital”.

Fight against # Covid19 :
? From December 31: mask compulsory on public roads at #Paris and on the rights-of-way of the 3 Parisian airports.

More details in our press release. pic.twitter.com/RJajg0GKjH

– Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) December 29, 2021

A fine of 135 euros

Offenders may be fined 135 euros.

At the same time, the prefecture announced the closure of drinking establishments on Saturday and Sunday from 2 am, also prohibiting “all dance activities in all establishments open to the public”.

Nightclubs, closed since December 10, will have to keep their doors closed for three more weeks in January.

Gatherings of people giving rise to the consumption of alcohol on public roads are also prohibited in Paris.

Nearly 9,000 police and military personnel will be mobilized to enforce these measures during New Year’s Eve.

➡️ In some heavily frequented areas: consumption + sale of alcohol to take away prohibited
➡️ Closure of drinking establishments on January 1 and 2 at 2 a.m.
A control system will be put in place to ensure compliance with these rules.
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– Police Prefecture (@prefpolice) December 29, 2021

In the rest of Île-de-France, the prefectures have reimposed the obligation to wear a mask outside from Friday in all the departments of Val-d’Oise, Hauts-de-Seine and Val-de-Marne, as well as in the towns of Essonne and the town centers of the towns of Yvelines.

France records records on Covid-19 contamination records with 208,000 new cases this Wednesday, after about 180,000 during the previous twenty-four hours.

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