{"id":1164265,"date":"2021-12-28T08:34:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T13:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1164265"},"modified":"2021-12-28T08:34:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T13:34:17","slug":"crackdown-france-bringing-back-compulsory-outdoor-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crackdown-france-bringing-back-compulsory-outdoor-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"Crackdown: France Bringing Back Compulsory Outdoor Masks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcrackdown-france-bringing-back-compulsory-outdoor-masks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1164265&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1237435973-e1640693636947-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">The French government has announced the new coronavirus regulations for the coming weeks including New Year\u2019s Eve, with work from home orders, restrictions on eating in public, and, most remarkably, compulsory mask-wearing on city streets.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the nation after a meeting of the government\u2019s Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Jean Castex, of President Emmanuel Macron\u2019s&nbsp;<em>La R\u00e9publique En Marche!<\/em>&nbsp;(LREM) party, announced that masks will be enforced outdoors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Remarking that the measure would be enforced by prefects and mayors, Castex told France: \u201cThe mask obligation, already applicable everywhere indoors, will be extended and respected, especially in all city centres\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In another extreme move, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/planete\/article\/2021\/12\/28\/consommation-interdite-dans-les-transports-la-sncf-s-adaptera-et-se-donne-jusqu-a-debut-janvier-pour-decliner-la-mesure_6107500_3244.html\">France will ban<\/a> \u201cthe consumption of drinks and food\u201d on public transport, including long-distance trains, Castex said in comments <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/politique\/covid-19-omicron-nouvel-an-isolement-des-cas-contacts-masque-teletravail-ce-qu-a-annonce-castex-20211227\">reported<\/a> by&nbsp;<em>Le Figaro.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time France has mandated masks in the streets. Outdoor masking was compulsory in France last winter and the restriction lasted until early summer, amid domestic criticism and claims from the more liberty-minded of the nation\u2019s media that there was little evidence that outdoor masking actually stopped the spread of the China coronavirus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/sciences\/pourquoi-le-port-du-masque-en-exterieur-est-de-plus-en-plus-critique-20210518\">claimed<\/a> there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lefigaro.fr\/sciences\/covid-19-y-a-t-il-des-precedents-de-clusters-en-plein-air-20210310\">limited evidence<\/a> for outdoor transmission of the virus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/feb\/19\/how-the-beach-super-spreader-myth-can-inform-uks-future-covid-response\">similar to headlines<\/a>&nbsp;in the United Kingdom earlier this year which suggested that people going to the beach was not linked to new coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">European Countries Bring Back Mandatory Outdoor Mask Wearing As Covid Cases Surge<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ei1RpMntZl\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ei1RpMntZl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1474394463640293378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 24, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Nevertheless, the French government believes there is enough cause to bring back outdoor masking and in doing so joins a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/24\/european-countries-bring-back-mandatory-outdoor-mask-wearing-as-covid-cases-surge\/\">host of other European nations <\/a>that have done so recently. As Breitbart London has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/24\/spain-mandates-mask-wearing-outdoors\/\">reported<\/a>, Spain was among the latest last week to introduce outdoor masks, with socialist prime minister&nbsp;Pedro S\u00e1nchez saying: \u201cIt\u2019s important at a time of big crowds to put into place the obligatory use of masks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Spain, as in France, <a href=\"https:\/\/english.elpais.com\/society\/2021-12-23\/outdoor-masking-in-spain-a-coronavirus-measure-thats-more-cosmetic-than-effective.html\">some have questioned<\/a> the utility of outdoor masking.<\/p>\n<p>Several Italian areas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/health\/2021\/12\/23\/rome-imposes-outdoor-mask-mandate-despite-good-coronavirus-news\/\">including the capital city of Rome<\/a>&nbsp;also enforce an outdoor mask mandate, with Lazio region president&nbsp;Nicola Zingaretti claiming: \u201cThis is a precautionary but essential measure for the protection of our health and that of our loved ones at a time like this. This time as well we are keeping our guard up staying ahead of the virus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As reported, the order \u201ccompels wearing a personal protective mask in all outdoor places and at all hours, regardless of one\u2019s vaccination status, proof of recovery from the virus, or negative testing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Greece\u2019s mask mandates are, in some respects, even more extreme. The country has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/24\/european-countries-bring-back-mandatory-outdoor-mask-wearing-as-covid-cases-surge\/\">mandated outdoor masks<\/a>, but going a step further requires people using public transport or going to the shops to double mask or wear a certified N95 grade mask, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1174386\/greece-brings-back-face-masks-cancels-public-celebrations-to-stem-infections\/\">reports claim<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grandmother Who Violated Mask Mandate to Spend Christmas Behind Bars <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VjOGi6Bo4v\">https:\/\/t.co\/VjOGi6Bo4v<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1472525869692428288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5 class=\"western\"><em><span>Follow Breitbart London on Facebook:<\/span><\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BreitbartLondon\/\"><span>Breitbart London<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French government has announced the new coronavirus regulations for the coming weeks including New Year\u2019s Eve, with work from home orders, restrictions on eating in public, and, most remarkably, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1164265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1164265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1164265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1164265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1164265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1164265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}