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France, Europe Scramble to Avoid Coronavirus Resurgence

Lisa Bryant

   PARIS - France's two biggest cities, Paris and Marseille, have tipped
   back into the highest-risk coronavirus red zone -- with the French
   capital seeing a sixfold rise in cases in just two weeks.

   French authorities have widened mask-wearing requirements in outdoor
   spaces, following a troubling increase in cases. For two days in a row,
   the country has registered more than 3,000 daily cases --a level not
   seen in months. Violators of the mask rules face a $160 fine.

   Even so, not all French are following them. Here in Paris, the
   patchwork of regulations can be confusing.

   "It's like super complicated. It's like one street you're supposed to,
   the other you're not."Antoni Calmon is a doctor. He's not wearing a
   mask, although the Paris street he's on requires it.

   "I think we should all wear the mask, everywhere."

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