The coastal resorts along the French Atlantic coast, the scenic walks along the Loire, the farmers markets in the Alps, are among dozens of places in France, where everyone is now forced to wear a mask.
Mask regulations that take effect on Monday are in addition to a national decree last month that requires others to wear masks at all outlets and other closed public places. Pressure on the government to impose the use of the mask at the national level is also increasing.
France is experiencing a buildup of coronavirus infections, with plenty of new groups in recent weeks, especially when other young people gather in oceanfront cafes or dance parties and families gather for the summer holidays.
Several sites across France have started ordering outdoor mask in recent days. Until Monday, 69 cities in the Mayenne region of western France have imposed regulations on the mask, as have parts of the northern city of Lille and the coastal city of Biarritz in the French Basque Country.
France reported 7,000 new instances last week, after almost controlling the virus with a strict two-month national blockade, and showed 30,265 virus-like deaths since the start of the pandemic.
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