France moves to make masks compulsory in the workplace

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France is preparing to make face masks compulsory in the workplace, AFP reported while quoting the government. The country is moving to add open-plan work areas to a growing list of places where people have to cover up to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

By the time people in France return to work after the August summer holidays, masks will be a “systematic” addition to indoor work spaces, including meeting rooms, corridors, change rooms and open-plan offices, Labour Minister Elisabeth Borne told AFP.

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