Masks in all workplaces now mandatory in France

France is w mandating masks in all workplaces, from Paris business district to factories in provinces, as it tries to contain growing virus infections but avoid shutting down ecomy.

As of Sept. 1, masks will also be required in all shared, enclosed works, including open-plan or shared offices, corridors, meeting rooms, and changing rooms.

y can only be removed when someone is alone in an individual office.

Tuesday's anuncement by labour ministry makes France one of relatively few countries in world that is universally requiring workers to wear masks on job.

Some companies anticipated government's anuncement and alrey implemented this measure.

Yoopies, a French start-up offering childcare services, has started practice as of Aug. 17, after five months of remote work.

workplace requirements will come into effect September, when workers around France come back from summer holidays.

move comes after France's daily infection count jumped past 3,000 over weekend, for first time since May.

About a quarter of 1,013 virus clusters that have emerged since France ended its strict virus lockdown in May were traced to workplaces, according to national health ncy.

Unions have pushed for more virus protections, and workers at Louvre Museum, Amazon France and or sites walked off job earlier this year out of concern that ir employers were t doing eugh to protect m.

France currently has among highest infection rates in Europe.