France is expected to announce that Covid-19 booster shots will be made available to all adults as well as stricter rules on wearing face masks and more stringent health pass checks to curb a new wave of infections, French media reported.

BFM TV and daily newspaper Le Figaro were amongst the local media which detailed the government's strategy for combatting the fast-spreading new wave of infections.

The delay between full vaccination and a booster shot would be reduced to five months from six months and PCR tests for the non-vaccinated will only be valid for one day, BFM and Le Figaro said.

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