By April 27 , 2020 , the mask-wearing advisory was still in force , in France .
On 27 April 2020 , it was revealed by the French newspaer Libération that , contrary to what the government said , no change of doctrine about the masks occurred , and that the government was completely informed as soon as 2018 that the strategic reserve was depleted. < ref > Stock of surgical masks and FFP2 masks in late 2019 had dropped to 140 million and zero units respectively.  On 27 April 2020 , it was revealed by the French newspaper Libération that , contrary to what the government said , no change of doctrine about the masks occurred , and that the government was completely informed as soon as 2018 that the strategic reserve was depleted.
2020 coronavirus pandemic in France