The capital is the latest major city to be placed at the level, one of three the Health Ministry established last week to determine the risk level associated with the spread of the virus in any particular region or department.
The office of Prime Minister Jean Castex said additional restrictive measures would be announced as of Tuesday, and a press conference will be held with Health Minister Olivier Veran on Monday at 11:30 a.m. (0930GMT) to make the announcement.
Restaurants will be able to stay open if they follow health protocols, but bars will close as of Tuesday for 15 days. The terms of the protocols will be laid out in Monday's announcement.
According to the Health Ministry, coronavirus cases nationwide rose by 12,565 Sunday to 619,190. There were 32 additional fatalities, with the death toll currently at 32,230.
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Paris will shut all bars completely from Tuesday as the French government raises the city's coronavirus alert to maximum following a sustained period of high infection rates.
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On Sunday France reported 12,565 cases of Covid-19.
It comes after the city of Marseille closed bars and restaurants last week.
The maximum alert level in France comes into force when the infection rate in a locality exceeds 250 per 100,000 people and at least 30% of intensive care beds are reserved for Covid-19 patients.