Deconfinement: the mayors plead for the compulsory mask in the public space

The masks are once again the subject of a standoff between the State and the mayors. On the occasion of deconfinement, many want to impose its use on the public highway, which the government does not want. "From May 11, it will be an obligation to wear masks," warned on Franceinfo Gérard Collomb, the mayor LREM of Lyon. The former interior minister said that "if we want to avoid having a rebound in the epidemic at the end of May or the beginning of June, we must have masks in public space ” .

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Alas, the government immediately closed the door to such a rule. "Make the mask mandatory where we are told that it is not mandatory, it is going beyond the recommendations and I consider it excessive" , cropped Thursday on TF1 the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran . In accordance with the Prime Minister's announcements, only public transportation will be affected. As well as certain stores, at the merchant's request.

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