COVID-19 pandemic
French prime minister Jean Castex announces that, for the next three weeks, all public gatherings will be limited to 2,000 people indoors and 5,000 people outdoors. Work from home will be mandated where possible, and outdoor mask wearing will be mandatory in city centres. The interval between the second dose and the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will also be reduced to three months in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
![France cuts third booster jab delay to three months amid Omicron spread © The Guardian France cuts third booster jab delay to three months amid Omicron spread](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e4842871f956e5b778d6de5785630af8b1e81eda/0_0_5568_3341/master/5568.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=5b0ff837d1ca0371f22e0491286d6b72)
Sources: The Guardian