ah, amir tilton, welcome to the program. french authorities have announced a fresh set of measures to curb an explosion in the number of corona virus cases in france. they include introducing a vaccine mandate for entry to cafes and restaurants. until now, proof of a negative test result was sufficient. face mass will also become mandatory in some outdoor areas. over 100000 new corona virus cases were recorded in france on christmas day, said in a record for the country. now our correspondence, when you found a car is in paris following this story for us. so sonya, can you give us more details about the new measures in france? so the french prime minister joker stakes in a press conference announced several measures to tackle these wising numbers. and among other things, he said, you know, on the recommendation of the countries health regulated, the french government is now advising adults to receive a booster or doors just 3 months after they received those initial jabs. he said companies in france will now have to offer work from home options for employees at least twice a week. and