Are masks compulsory on buses and trains?

Söder cabinet advises – decision is imminent

Created: 05/12/2022, 19:03

By: Katarina Amtmann

Prime Minister Markus Söder – will his cabinet overturn the mask requirement in local transport on Tuesday?

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It is not yet clear when the mask requirement in Bavaria's local transport will fall.

But on Tuesday, December 6th, Markus Söder's cabinet will meet.

Is the decision imminent?

Munich – mid-December, early 2023 or when else – when could masks be compulsory in local transport in Bavaria?

So far it has been open - now the cabinet around Markus Söder is advising.

End of the corona mask requirement in Bavaria's public transport?

Cabinet around Söder advises on Tuesday

On Tuesday (December 6) at 9 a.m., the cabinet wants to discuss a possible early end to the obligation to wear masks in local public transport in Bavaria.

Prime Minister and CSU boss Markus Söder last mentioned mid-December or the beginning of next year as conceivable dates – provided that the corona numbers remain “reasonably stable” and that there are no new mutations by then.

In any case, the state government must make a decision as to whether and how the mask requirement will continue.

Because on December 9th, the current version of the Bavarian Infection Protection Ordinance, which also regulates the obligation to wear a mask in local transport, expires.

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Mask requirement in Bavaria's public transport before the end?

- Free State with criticism of regulation

While the federal states can decide for themselves whether a mask is compulsory in local transport, the federal government is responsible for long-distance transport.

According to the current federal infection protection law, masks are compulsory there until April 2023. The Bavarian state government has long criticized the fact that the mask requirement on airplanes has been abolished, but that it still applies to long-distance transport.

Söder promises the end of the mask requirement in local transport

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Söder ministers inform cabinet meeting about decisions

In addition to the Corona situation, the cabinet wants to discuss current transport and economic issues.

Health Minister Klaus Holetschek, Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter (both CSU) and Economics Minister Hubert Aiwanger (free voters) want to inform about the results at noon.

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