(FILES) A picture taken on April 17, 2020, in Paris, shows a FFP2 protective face mask on the 32nd day of a strict lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus. 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 FRANCK FIFE / AFP via Getty Images)