Highlighting the“Improvement of the health situation”the Ministry of Health announced Friday February 11 that the mask would no longer be compulsory in closed places subject to the vaccination pass from February 28. This concerns establishments that host leisure activities, restaurants, drinking establishments, fairs, etc.
On the other hand, the wearing of the mask indoors will be maintained. “in transport and enclosed places not subject to the vaccination pass”says the ministry. “The vaccination pass allows us in a context where the epidemic pressure is greatly reduced, and as we have already done before this wave, to remove the obligation to wear a mask in establishments open to the public”explained to Agence France-Presse the Minister of Health, Olivier Véran.
Repeal the health pass at the end of March-beginning of April “within our reach”
In addition, still from February 28, people with contact cases will only have to carry out a single test on D + 2, instead of three tests today. “Contact persons will only have to carry out a single test (self-test or antigenic test or RT-PCR test) on D + 2 [soit deux jours après avoir eu l’information d’avoir été en contact avec une personne testée positive]instead of three tests today (at D 0, D + 2 and D + 4)”explains the ministry.
At the same time, the Minister of National Education, Jean-Michel Blanquer, announced the reduction of the health protocol in schools, where wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory outdoors from the return from the winter holidays. .
The Prime Minister, Jean Castex, meanwhile, assured that the objective of“repeal” the vaccination pass from the end of March or the beginning of April was “within reach”. “We must first have the opinion of our scientific authorities”he underlined on France 2.
“The figures for the epidemic are developing favourably. (…) We are going there gradually. The vise loosens. There is no reason to leave the vice tight if the pandemic subsides. »