(FILES) An employee checks surgical masks at a plant of Manufacturer of Security and Personal Protective Equipments, Paul Boyé Technologies on January 25, 2021 in Labarthe-sur-Leze, outside Toulouse. 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 GEORGES GOBET / AFP via Getty Images)