He will not return to public transport in Nice.
The administrative court of Nice suspended the decree of the mayor of the city, Christian Estrosi, who wanted to impose the wearing of a mask again in these very busy places.
At the national level either, there is no question of returning to any obligation in transport or other enclosed spaces, Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne insisted on Wednesday evening.
But having the face mask is still mandatory in some places.
Since May 16, this has remained the case, in particular, within health and medico-social establishments.
In hospitals and nursing homes, visitors must therefore have their faces protected.
The reason seems obvious: to limit the risk of contaminating fragile people as much as possible.
“I arrived at the doctor without a mask, because I didn't think it was compulsory!
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The same reason also applies to doctor's offices, physiotherapists, psychologists, osteopaths, etc. as well as pharmacies and medical laboratories.
But this time, the decision to maintain - or not - the compulsory wearing of the mask is up to the professional concerned.
"Few pharmacies impose the mask on patients but almost all recommend it with signs", indicates Philippe Besset, president of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Unions of France (FSPF).
“Although the formal obligation has been lifted, the FFMKR (French Federation of Rehabilitation Physiotherapist Masseurs) recommends that you maintain the wearing of a mask in your offices, given the rise in Covid cases, and the spread of the new variant”, she indicated. last March - his last publication on this subject.
At that time, the Omicron BA.2 variant was leading to an epidemic revival.
This time, his "cousin" BA.5 is behind the 7th wave.
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“The other day, I arrived at the doctor without a mask, because I didn't think it was always compulsory!
», Says for his part Camille, a thirty-year-old Parisian.
The doctor, who had a stock in his closet, immediately gave him one.
"He told me that I was far from being the first in this case", laughs the salesman... who will undoubtedly not be the last concerned.
Finally, if wearing a mask is no longer compulsory at the airport, it is still the case on the plane with certain airlines bound for certain countries, in particular if they request it.
Some states, such as Portugal or Italy, have also maintained the mandatory mask in public transport, unlike France.