They will be able to breathe a little better. As of Monday, primary school students in 47 departments where the incidence rate of Covid-19 is less than 50 per 100,000 inhabitants will be able to remove the mask in their classroom. On the other hand, teachers and children over eleven must keep it.
In these same departments, including the list was validated Thursday by the Ministry of Health, the gauge of 75% of reception capacities has been lifted for establishments open to the public. This concerns sports halls, but also concerts or nightclubs.
In addition, a new health protocol is being tested in primary schools in 10 departments. Classes will no longer be closed automatically as soon as a child is sick. Instead, all students will be tested and only positives will be isolated. However, the class will close if the teacher is sick.