Covid – 9th wave: wearing a mask compulsory in transport from this Tuesday?

The great return of mask ?

No, the crisis covid is not over. While of new variants pose a threat to the end of the year celebrations, here are two more epidemics have declared themselves. The association of the fluthe bronchiolitis and therefore of coronavirus can thus put pressure on hospital services. And the numbers continue to climb.

In recent days, the health authorities have thus expressed themselves on a possible return of barrier gestures. The Covars, which took over from the Scientific Council, came out in particular in favor of strengthening the wearing a mask and barrier gestures. All in point level “sorry” of the vaccination.

Waiting for data

This Monday, Francois Braun also called “fragile patients to be vaccinated”. While asking “that we put the mask in the public transport“ although it is not mandatory. At least not yet.

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Indeed, the Minister of Health announced to wait for the update of the publications of Public Health France this Tuesday before making a decision. SPF data are struggling to go up on Monday, weekend requires. It is on Tuesday that the figures are often the most significant and representative of reality. Depending on epidemiological data, the Minister could thus make the wearing of a mask compulsory in transport.