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Masks no longer obligatory in French public transport as Covid epidemic weakens

Showing the way: French President Emmanuel Macron takes off his mask. AP - Michel Euler

As the number of Covid-related hospitalisations and infection rates continue to decline, the French authorities have dropped the obligation for passengers in public transport to wear masks. From Monday, users of metros, buses, trains, planes and taxis will no longer be told to cover up.

As of Monday, 16 May, the final visible evidence of the Covid epidemic has been swept from French public space.

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