Wearing a mask compulsory in Paris

While the curve of the incidence rate of Covid-19 is on the rise in the world, particularly in Europe and in France, drastic measures concerning the wearing of the mask have been put in place to prevent the spread of the virus and re-containment.

Already made compulsory in public enclosed places since July 20, the wearing of a mask has become mandatory outdoors by the prefects since July 31, depending on the local context. Since that date, the municipalities have put in place orders requiring the wearing of masks in areas where barrier gestures cannot be respected. that is to say places where it is difficult to maintain a distance of one meter between each person, in markets, town centers and beach edges.

A fine of 135 € will be applied from August 24 in the capital for anyone not respecting the wearing of a mask in the areas concerned. In the event of a repeat offense, the fine may reach € 1,500.

In Paris and in the communes of the Paris region, the wearing of a mask becomes compulsory outdoors for a period of 1 month, from August 10 at 8 a.m., following the joint decision of the Paris City Hall, the Prefect of Police and the IDF region. In fact, following the publication of the weekly report on August 6, the incidence rate of Covid-19 has increased by 33% compared to the previous week.

The decree concerns « busy areas », tourist areas, open markets, very shopping streets, the banks of the Seine, the « Canal St Martin as well as the Butte Montmartre. Wearing a mask outdoors is compulsory for anyone over the age of 11. (See the list of areas in Paris where the mask is mandatory at the end of the article). The same will apply in many municipalities of Seine-Saint-Denis, Hauts-de -Seine, Val-de-Marne and Val-d’Oise in specific areas. Like the Paris region, large cities such as Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Marseille (since August 8 in the Vieux- Evening and daytime wearing at Cours Julien and at La Plaine) make it compulsory to wear a mask in part of their town center with schedules adapted to the flow of passers-by.

In Mayenne where many municipalities have been classified as high vulnerability, 69 of them have imposed the wearing of a mask from August 3, Quiberon and Saint-Malo were also among the first municipalities to make the mask compulsory, from end of July.

In Ille-et-Vilaine, Lozère, Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées-Orientales and Haute-Savoie (where the obligation extends to gatherings of more than 10 people in public spaces), the mask is imposed on all markets outdoors, flea markets and garage sales, just like in more than a hundred tourist towns on the French coast such as Brest (29), Cannes (06), or La Rochelle (17), but also in Annecy (74).

In Belgium, wearing is compulsory in all high-traffic places (markets, fairgrounds, flea markets, public buildings, shopping streets and seaside walks in certain tourist towns).

From July 29, she only allows to see 5 people (instead of 15 people since the deconfinement), outside her family circle, per week, for 4 weeks.

In Spain, a mask is compulsory for over 6s when a distance of 1.50m cannot be respected. In Catalonia, Aragon, Extremadura, Navarre, Asturias and Andalusia, the mask is worn permanently outside the beaches, in public places such as terraces, under penalty of a fine of 100 €.

In Germany, the mask is compulsory in all public transport and businesses in the country, including banks and post offices. In most parts of Germany, only those over 6 years old need to cover up, but some Länder such as Saxony-Anhalt require it from the age of 2. In Berlin and Saxony, no minimum age, except for « small » children are excluded from the legislation. In case of non-compliance, some Länder and some cities may impose a fine ranging from € 10 in Rhineland-Palatinate to € 500 in Berlin.

Having become stricter in Greece at the end of July, the rules apply in transport including ships, and in almost all closed places (supermarkets, banks, public services. A fine of 150 € for those who do not wear a mask .

The mask is mandatory in Italy in closed public spaces (shops, museums, transport, and in any situation where it is not possible to maintain a sufficient physical distance of 1.5 meters between 2 individuals). Children under 6 and people with a disability incompatible with wearing a mask are not subject to this obligation. A fine of € 1,000 for offenders in the Naples region, Campania.

n the United Kingdom, the mask is compulsory for those over 11 years old in public transport, shops and banks, since July 24. The fine for non-compliance with wearing a mask is 100 pounds, or 110 euros.

No obligation imposed in Sweden for wearing a mask, but residents are called upon to be responsible for gatherings of more than 50 people and visits to retirement homes (physical distancing, strict application of hygiene rules, isolation in the event of symptoms at Covid-19). It is not required in almost any public place, as in Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands in the Red Light District of Amsterdam and in the shopping districts of Rotterdam.

In Ireland, the government has postponed the last phase of its deconfinement, which includes (reopening of all pubs, bars and hotels, compulsory mask in stores and shopping centers from August 10.

LIST OF ZONES WHERE WEARING A MASK IS MANDATORY IN PARIS

Paris Center (1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th arrondissement)

– rue Montorgueil
– Red Children market
– Rambuteau street
– rue de Bretagne
– rue des Francs Bourgeois
– rue Saint-Honoré
– rue de Montmartre
5th / 6th
– Rue Mouffetard
– rue de Buci
– rue de Seine
– rue Mazarine
– rue Jacques Callot
– rue Princesse
– rue des Canettes
– rue Guisarde
– Saint-Germain market
– Tino Rossi garden
7th
– rue Clerc
– Avenue de Saxe market
9th

– martyrs Street

– rue Cadet
– Antwerp food market
10th
– rue de Metz
– boulevard de Strasbourg
– rue du Château d’Eau between Fb St Martin and Fb St Denis
– rue Cail
– rue Perdonnet
– rue Philippe de Girard
– place Ian Karski
– rue Louis Blanc in its portion between place Karski and the faubourg Saint-Denis
– rue du Faubourg Saint-Denis
– rue Lucien Sampaix
– rue de Lancry
– rue des Vinaigriers
– quays of the Canal Saint-Martin (Jemmapes and Valmy)
11th
– rue de la Roquette,
– rue de Lappe
– Keller Street
– Daval Street
– rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud
– Belleville market
– rue Oberkampf
12th
– Bercy-Village
– Cour Saint-Emilion
– Aligre market
13th
– Quai François Mauriac
– station’s platform
– National Library of France (square + steps and quay)
– Maison-Blanche market on Avenue d’Italie
14th
– rue Daguerre
– rue Raymond Losserand (between rue d´Alésia and avenue du Maine)
15th
– shopping street
– rue Linois
16th
– rue de Passy
– rue de l’Annonciaion
17th
– avenue de Saint-Ouen
– rue de Lévis
– rue Poncelet
– Bayen Street
18th
– Barbès market
– Lariboisière market
– Ornano market
– boulevard de la Chapelle (between Tombouctou and boulevard Barbès)
– rue des Isletes
– rue de la Goutte d´or
– rue des Poissonniers
– rue Dejean
– rue de Suez
– Panama Street
– Dejean market (triangle streets Poulet, Poissonniers and Dejean)
– Porte Montmartre market (including square aux biffins)
– Ordener market
– rue de Steinkerque
– avenue de Saint-Ouen
– boulevard de Clichy
– boulevard du Rochechouart
– Poteau market (Rue Duchesse – between Ordener and Poteau)
– Paris flea market
– rue Riquet (between Marx Dormoy and Pajol)
– rue de l’Olive
– bute Montmartre (place du tertre, square and market of the Sacré-Coeur, rue Norvins, rue du Mont Cenis)
19th
– quay of the Loire
– quay of the Seine
– quai de Marne
– Quai de l’Oise to the entrance to Parc de la Villette
– rue de Bellevillle
– Joinville market
– party square
– avenue Secrétan
– avenue Mathurin Moreau
– rue Manin
– avenue Jean Jaurès between rue de l’Ourcq and Porte de Pantin
20th
– rue des Panoyaux
– rue Victor Letalle
– rue Sorbier (between rue Menilmontant and rue Juillet)
– Belvedere of the Parc de Belleville
– Boulevard de Belleville
– boulevard de Ménilmontant
– rue de Ménilmontant
– rue des Pyrénées
– rue de Bagnolet
– rue d’Avron
– flea market at Porte de Montreuil

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