Walmart, America's number one retailer, renounces the mandatory mask in its stores

The American distribution giant Walmart announced on Friday that its employees and customers vaccinated against Covid-19 will no longer be required to wear masks in its stores, after the announcement of new directives from health authorities.

Read also: Covid-19: Joe Biden announces the end of wearing masks for vaccinated people

"From today, customers and vaccinated members will be able to make their purchases without a mask,"

wrote the supermarket chain in a press release, specifying that masks would remain mandatory in cities or territories continuing to require them to be worn.