Olivier Véran had just made the announcement about France only a few hours earlier. The European Aviation Safety Agency also announces the lifting of the obligation to wear a mask within the Union.
The last major restriction will disappear in France. Travelers will no longer have to wear a mask in transport from Monday, an announcement made by the government in full decline of the epidemic. “From Monday May 16, wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory on all public transport”, declared Olivier Véran at the exit of the Council of Ministers. Are concerned the subway, the bus, the train, the plane and the taxis, specified the cabinet of the ministry to the AFP. Shortly after this statement, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) also announced the lifting from Monday of the obligation to wear a mask at airports and on board planes throughout the European Union.
In France, the Minister of Health insists that wearing a mask remains “recommended”. The reality will likely resemble supermarkets or cinemas, where such relief is already in place: the vast majority of faces will be uncovered again. This will therefore be the end of the last major marker of the Covid-19 epidemic in the public space. However, each country remains in control of the rules that apply to it. If you take a plane or a train to a country where wearing a mask is still compulsory, the transport companies will be in charge of specifying the rules on board, said Olivier Véran.
With the announced end of the mask in transport, France, like several of its neighbors, will have almost regained its life before the pandemic, more than two years after its arrival in Europe. Some researchers warn, in this respect, against an excessive feeling of security, warning that the epidemic is under control but probably not over, especially in the face of the threat of a new variant.
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