In the Haute-Savoie region, the incidence rate of the new coronavirus is the fourth highest of the departments of metropolitan France.

After Annecy, Chamonix and Megève, the department of Haute-Savoie makes the mask-wearing is compulsory for people over 11 years in some open-air venues frequented, such as markets, flea markets, or garage sales, said Tuesday the prefecture of the department.

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on Monday, the prefect of Haute-Savoie Pierre Lambert has made an order restricting the movement without a mask on those areas of open-air “given the evolving situation of the epidemic in the department,” according to a press release.

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This restriction also pertains to “gatherings, meetings, or activities involving simultaneously more than ten persons on the public highway or in a place open to the public, for which the organizers are subject to the reporting obligation”.

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on Monday, Annecy, Chamonix and Megeve have announced that the wearing of the mask will be made compulsory until August 31, in some pedestrian zones in their city centre, where tourist traffic is important. In the Haute-Savoie region, the incidence rate of the new coronavirus is the fourth highest of the departments of metropolitan France with 20.3 new cases per 100 000 inhabitants.