2020. french polynesia main article: covid-19 pandemic in french polynesia maina sage, a french politician representing french polynesia at the french national assembly, was diagnosed with the first case of covid-19 in french polynesia on 11 march 2020. new caledonia as of 19 march, there have been two cases in new caledonia. saint barthélemy main article: covid-19 pandemic in saint barthélemy a resident of the french island of saint barthélemy was diagnosed with covid-19 on 1 march 2020. his parents on the neighbouring island of saint martin also tested positive. saint martin main article: covid-19 pandemic in french saint martin a couple from the french part of saint martin island was diagnosed with covid-19 on 1 march 2020. their son, who lives on the neighbouring island of saint barthélemy, also tested positive. wallis and futuna main article: covid-19 pandemic in wallis and futuna the first case in wallis and futuna was reported on 16 october 2020. charles de gaulle aircraft carrier main article: covid-19 pandemic on charles de gaulle the ministry of armed forces reported infections on board one of its ships on 8 april 2020. after about 40 crew members aboard the aircraft carrier charles de gaulle showed symptoms, the ship cut short its mission and returned to its home port of toulon on 12 april 2020, 11 days earlier than planned. the ministry initially announced that out of 66 personnel tested, 50 were positive. three sailors were evacuated by air to saint anne army teaching hospital. on 18 april 2020, the final count of infected crew members was announced as 1,046 with nearly 50 percent diagnosed as asymptomatic. the carrier arrived in toulon on the afternoon of 12 april 2020, when a 14-day quarantine for the crew began. the source of the infection remains unknown, as the last port of call had been brest from 13 to 15 march. there was criticism in france the carrier mission was not interrupted after the first cases were detected, and rumours that the carrier had asked permission to interrupt its mission in mid march during its stopover in brest, which had been refused. florence parly, the french minister of armed forces, said that these rumours were false when questioned by french deputies. effects on civilian life some stores that remain open impose disciplined queuing for customers waiting to enter major supermarket chains installed equipment to safeguard staff and customers closures on 28 february 2020, the fashion designer agnès b. cancelled fashion shows in paris fashion week, which had been scheduled to run until 3 march. the following day, the paris half marathon scheduled for sunday 1 march 2020, with 44,000 participants was cancelled as one of a number of measures announced by health minister olivier véran (which also included the banning of all indoor public gatherings of more than 5,000 people). in a televised statement on 12 march 2020, president of the republic emmanuel macron decreed the closure of nurseries, schools, colleges, high schools and universities. the ministry of health requested the deprogramming of non-urgent surgical procedures. from the next day, gatherings of more than 100 people were prohibited. on 13 march 2020, the ligue de football professionnel suspended ligue 1 and ligue 2 (the top two divisions of football in france) indefinitely due to health risks. on 14 march 2020, many cultural institutions announced their closure. these are mainly parisian institutions or institutions in the paris region, such as louvre, centre georges pompidou, eiffel tower, musée d'orsay, and château de versailles, but also institutions in the provinces such as château de montsoreau – museum of contemporary art, capc – musée d'art contemporain de bordeaux, mucem in marseille. restrictions on movement starting from 23 march 2020, everyone in a public space was required to carry a self-completed declaration, known as an "attestation de déplacement dérogatoire", which stated one's reasons for being out in public. without this declaration individuals could be fined if found engaging in non-essential movement. acceptable reasons for being outside included: shopping for food and essential needs, traveling to and from a place of work, if the work could not be performed at home, accessing necessary healthcare, traveling for essential family matters including childcare or care of the elderly or to assist vulnerable people, exercising within 1 km of the home for up to 1 hour during permitted hours, for an administrative legal matter (such as a summons), or at the direction of an administrative authority. initially it was necessary to carry a paper copy of the declaration but later a qr code based electronic equivalent for smartphones became an option. most of the requirements of these measures expired on 11 may 2020 with the expiration of the general stay-at-home order however new requirements subsequently came into effect limiting general travel to a range of 100 km from one's residence without a permit. the 100 km limitation remained in effect until 2 june. police around the country set up road blocks to check those outside their homes had good reason and that their exemption declarations were in order. up to 7 april 2020, more than 8 million checks had been made, and half a million fines had been issued for failure to respect rules of confinement. police report receiving hundreds of telephone denunciations from citizens complaining of their neighbours walking their dogs too often; a woman also denounced her husband for going out to see his mistress. on 28 september 2020, according to an amnesty international report french authorities wrongly punished thousands of peaceful protesters under draconian laws in pre and post covid-19 crackdowns. many people were arbitrarily fined, arrested, and detained for peaceful protests. unemployment president macron announced on 12 march 2020 that companies could postpone the payment of social security contributions and taxes due in march without justification, formalities, or penalties. an "exceptional and massive" mechanism of state-funded furloughing (partial lay-offs) was envisaged. employees were encouraged to remote work where possible. during the second half of march, 4 million french workers applied for temporary unemployment benefits. as of april 2020, approximately 8.6 million employees in france were furloughed. the total cost of the operation for the three months from march was €24 billion. the french state, which has hitherto borne 100% of the costs of furloughing, reduced the indemnity to 85% from 1 june 2020, with businesses footing 15% of the bill; employees will receive 70% of their gross pay, or around 84% of their net salary. employees in sectors of activity related to restaurants, culture and tourism, which remain subject to forced closure, continue to receive 100% state indemnity. according to the french statistical agency insee, 3% of the french labor force frequently teleworks. 2% of french workers travel fewer than 5 kilometers from their home to work, and 8% must travel more than 50 km. riots in the paris region from 18 april 2020, suburbs near paris saw several nights of violent clashes over police treatment of ethnic minorities in the banlieues during the coronavirus lockdown. fatal bus attack on 5 july 2020, a 59-year-old male bus driver in bayonne was left brain dead after being attacked by passengers who refused to pay for tickets and to wear face masks on his bus. five people were arrested; two men were charged with attempted murder, two others with non-assistance to a person in danger and a fifth with attempting to hide a suspect. the driver died on 10 july, five days after the attack. shortage of masks controversy cloth face masks certified by afnor. the white mask is made of polypropylene and the black one is made of cotton.