Masks will be mandatory outdoors in French cities including Paris, Lyon and Dijon on Friday, as France is once again preparing for New Year's Eve celebrations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new measure is only one of several new restrictions put in place to slow down the spread of the Omicron variant.
The country reported 206,243 new confirmed coronavirus cases in a 24-hour period on Thursday, a tally above 200,000 for the second day running. The record of 208,099 was set just the day before.
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