"It's a relief", proclaims Aurélie this Monday morning in line 4, towards Porte de Clignancourt.
“It's a return to normal.
We'll be able to see the smiles again…well, in the metro, it's not necessarily the best place”.
This morning for the first time since May 11, 2020, the mask was not compulsory in transport.
Yet in the metro in Paris, many masks still cover the faces.
"I decided that I kept it for another three weeks, a month, the time to see how things evolve", tempers Frank Besbordes in the bus 96, at the level of the rue de Rennes.
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“For the moment, it doesn't bother me.
If it can protect people, I have no problem keeping my mask on for 30 minutes in transport, ”explains Julie Doillard.
"It's beneficial, it allows people to breathe", assures Nicolas Rossignol.
While contamination has been falling for more than a month, the government has chosen to end the obligation to wear a mask in transport.
A measure which does not however please the World Health Organization, which thinks that the last restrictions are lifted a little too abruptly in Europe.