Visitors to the Louvre wear a mask on August 6, 2020 in Paris. - STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP

Wearing a mask will be compulsory from Monday in certain busy areas in Paris as well as in Seine-Saint-Denis, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne and Val-d'Oise according to a press release from prefectures concerned.

"All the indicators show that the virus is circulating again more actively in the region", according to the press release which does not detail the areas concerned. Wearing a mask will be compulsory for those over 11 from Monday at 8 a.m.

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