https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed As of Monday May 16th face masks will no longer be mandatory on public transport in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220511/breaking-france-announces-end-of-obligatory-face-masks-on-public-transport Wed, 11 May 2022 16:21:54 +0200 breaking-france-announces-end-of-obligatory-face-masks-on-public-transport In France, masks will no longer be required on indoor transport as of Monday, May 16th. Here are rules and recommendations that are still in place: https://www.thelocal.fr/20220516/where-in-france-do-you-still-need-a-face-mask Mon, 16 May 2022 10:27:46 +0200 where-in-france-do-you-still-need-a-face-mask The mandatory EU-wide mask requirement for air travel is set to be dropped from Monday, May 16th, but airlines may still require passengers to wear masks on some or all flights https://www.thelocal.fr/20220511/face-mask-rule-on-flights-in-europe-set-to-be-eased Wed, 11 May 2022 18:17:55 +0200 face-mask-rule-on-flights-in-europe-set-to-be-eased As France gradually relaxes its Covid rules the next stage comes into force on Monday and concerns face masks and testing - here's what changes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220211/in-detail-how-france-is-relaxing-mask-rules-in-february Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:37:13 +0100 in-detail-how-france-is-relaxing-mask-rules-in-february Paris has announced the end to the rule on face masks outdoors, in view of the 'improving health situation'. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220201/paris-to-scrap-outdoor-mask-wearing-rules Tue, 01 Feb 2022 12:20:52 +0100 paris-to-scrap-outdoor-mask-wearing-rules After schools closed across much of France on Thursday following a teachers' strike, the government announced that schools will receive 5 million FFP2 masks and recruit thousands of substitute teachers to help deal with the pandemic. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220114/striking-french-teachers-win-concessions-from-the-government Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:19:51 +0100 striking-french-teachers-win-concessions-from-the-government A court has suspended the 'excessive' rule that required Parisians to wear masks in all outdoor spaces, which has been in place since New Year's Eve. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220114/paris-outdoor-mask-rule-suspended-by-court Fri, 14 Jan 2022 10:06:58 +0100 paris-outdoor-mask-rule-suspended-by-court Wearing face masks outdoors became compulsory again in Paris on Friday in a bid to slow the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid, while restrictions were also introduced for the New Year weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20211229/paris-makes-wearing-face-masks-outdoors-compulsory-once-again Wed, 29 Dec 2021 22:31:07 +0100 paris-makes-wearing-face-masks-outdoors-compulsory-once-again The French government ended the national rule making mask-wearing compulsory in the street in June, but faced with growing case numbers linked to the delta variant of Covid, many local authorities have imposed their own rules on masks in outdoor spaces. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210716/explained-which-towns-in-france-have-imposed-rules-on-face-masks-in-the-street-2 Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:26:57 +0200 explained-which-towns-in-france-have-imposed-rules-on-face-masks-in-the-street-2 Health restrictions including curfews and lockdowns have been lifted in France, but as the country is in the grip of a fourth wave of Covid cases, many local authorities have imposed their own measures. Here is a guide to the rules in place in different parts of France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210716/area-breakdown-extra-local-covid-restrictions-in-france Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:26:57 +0200 area-breakdown-extra-local-covid-restrictions-in-france Wearing a face mask will no longer be necessary in public places in France where a health passport is required - unless local rules dictate otherwise. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210721/france-to-drop-face-mask-rules-where-health-passport-is-in-use Wed, 21 Jul 2021 11:53:57 +0200 france-to-drop-face-mask-rules-where-health-passport-is-in-use From Thursday June 17th, wearing face masks outdoors is no longer compulsory in France. But that doesn't mean the end masks in France. Here's where you still need to wear them, even when you are outside. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210617/where-do-you-still-need-to-wear-a-face-mask-in-france Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:22:12 +0200 where-do-you-still-need-to-wear-a-face-mask-in-france Ed and Fred are two eco-activists who walked from Marseille to Paris picking up as many discarded face masks as they could, all to raise awareness of just how bad littering in France is. Join them on their epic journey. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201229/videofrench-british-duo-walk-880km-picking-up-face-mask-litter Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:43:18 +0100 videofrench-british-duo-walk-880km-picking-up-face-mask-litter The French Prime Minister announced on Thursday the face mask rules for school pupils would be tightened meaning children aged six and over would now have to wear them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201029/france-to-make-face-masks-obligatory-for-all-pupils-aged-6-and-up Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:44:11 +0100 france-to-make-face-masks-obligatory-for-all-pupils-aged-6-and-up France on Friday said there had been an "exponential" rise in coronavirus cases with more than 7,000 new infections in 24 hours. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200829/france-warns-of-exponential-rise-in-coronavirus-cases Sat, 29 Aug 2020 11:37:40 +0200 france-warns-of-exponential-rise-in-coronavirus-cases People in France will risk a fine of €135 starting on Monday for failure to comply with a new decree to wear a mask in public places indoors, the government announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200719/france-introduces-steep-fine-for-people-who-dont-comply-with-new-face-mask-rule Mon, 20 Jul 2020 00:41:56 +0200 france-introduces-steep-fine-for-people-who-dont-comply-with-new-face-mask-rule Face masks became mandatory in Germany at the end of April, but how effective are they? A new study highlighting the eastern city of Jena sheds some light on the controversial measure. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200709/how-face-masks-have-helped-slow-down-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-germany Thu, 09 Jul 2020 17:26:31 +0200 how-face-masks-have-helped-slow-down-the-spread-of-coronavirus-in-germany So you have to wear a mask to help stop the spread of the new coronavirus? Wondering how to chose one? Or if it will slip off, or be suffocating? https://www.thelocal.fr/20200514/how-to-wear-your-coronavirus-face-mask Thu, 14 May 2020 13:18:37 +0200 how-to-wear-your-coronavirus-face-mask