Rabe: Relaxation of the mask requirement for elementary school students possible

Hamburg's school senator Ties Rabe (SPD) considers less strict corona rules at primary schools to be possible under certain conditions.

"If the number of infections continues to develop positively, I can certainly imagine a relaxation of the mask requirement for elementary school students in November," he told the "Hamburger Abendblatt".

For now, however, the previous rules should remain in place.

Hamburg - “After the autumn break, everyone in Hamburg's schools is still required to wear a mask in order to reduce the known risk of infection caused by the many holidaymakers returning from abroad.

Furthermore, it is better to have one more security measure than new school closure debates. "

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The CDU has long been campaigning for an end to the mask requirement in Hamburg schools.

If the corona infection numbers are still at a comparatively low level two weeks after the end of the autumn vacation, the requirement to wear a mask in class should fall on November 1st, according to a corresponding motion by the parliamentary group for the citizenship at the beginning of October.

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