(FILES) This illustration photograph taken on May 5, 2021 in Paris shows used protective face masks. In the event of an epidemic in France, which is not the case with the hantavirus at this stage, France has a stockpile of masks that would allow it to cope for "at least three months," the French Prime Minister's press office said on May 13, 2026. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images)