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Still wearing a mask: a man is waiting at a bus stop
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Anyone who travels by bus and train in Schleswig-Holstein will no longer have to wear a mask from the beginning of the year.
The state government agreed on this after a hearing of experts.
Against the background of the infection process, the future will be voluntary and wearing a mask is recommended, it said.
"We are continuing on the path towards normality," said Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU).
The government is relying on more personal responsibility, mutual consideration and common sense as the most important means against Corona: "This means that we in Schleswig-Holstein got through the pandemic well." A joint solution for all countries was not possible.
The black-green state government is thus following the example of Bavaria and Saxony-Anhalt, where the mask requirement has already been eliminated.
The governments of both countries justified their decisions with a stable infection situation.
Unlike these countries, Schleswig-Holstein's neighboring state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania continues to adhere to the mask requirement.
It also continues to apply in Hamburg.
The Hanseatic city wants to keep the mask requirement until spring.
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