You (probably) won’t need to wear a mask when flying to an EU country from Monday

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• Bob says:

  11 May11 May 14:32

  President Macron of France (like Trump said in the past) has decided that also in France For Monday. I just read that.

  No more mask in bus, trains, planes…

  I though he has taken himself that decision but obviously that’s an European one. How funny!

  • Joe says:

    11 May11 May 14:39

    I am sat 100m from the French border in Switzerland. They’ve been gone here for all reasons for ages.

    • HH says:

      11 May11 May 16:56

      Sure, but every time I’ve taken trains into France or Germany from Basel I’m told to wear them as soon as we approach the border. Even when I’m the only person in the carriage…

  • Enda says:

    13 May13 May 10:32

    ECDC doesn’t dictate mask wearing. It’s a national decision.

• riku says:

  11 May11 May 14:45

  The ECDC has no jurisdiction over member states in the EU. They only offer recommendations/guidelines (as their release says).
  So EU countries are free to impose/keep mask mandates despite this announcement. And EU countries might have lifted the requirement long before today (Helsinki airport removed the requirement weeks ago for example).

  • His Holyness says:

    11 May11 May 14:52

    Yes, it’s subsidiarity, Germany, Austria and Italy could continue the marvellous mask

    • JanM says:

      11 May11 May 15:03

      In Rome at the moment. Italy stopped mask wearing in offices, etc. for three days before bringing them back. The domestic requirement is meant to last until 30 June. I can’t see them following suit any time soon.

      • fede says:

        11 May11 May 17:08

        it sound odd to me they brought it back..

        The use of FFP2 masks remains mandatory in the following locations:
        airplanes
        ships and ferries used for interregional transport services
        High Speed, Intercity, Intercity Night, and Interregional Trains
        buses connecting more than two regions
        buses/coaches used for chartered services with driver
        local and regional public transport
        indoor performances in theatres, cinemas, concert halls, entertainment venues and live music
        indoor sports events
        However, the use of the mask in all indoor environments and in all cases of crowded outdoor events is highly recommended.
        Please note that nonetheless, in all situations, the following people are excluded from the requirement to wear masks:
        children under the age of six
        persons with a medical condition or disability that is incompatible with the use of a mask, and persons who must communicate with a disabled person
        individuals who are engaging in athletic activities
        the above apply till 15 june or so

• Neil says:

  11 May11 May 14:59

  I think Greece and one or two others (Cyprus?) are picking off random people to do testing on arrival..is that banned too?

  • riku says:

    11 May11 May 15:39

    EU countries can do what they like. Even within a country different parts of the country can have different rules. Germany famously had different covid rules in different states. I live in Finland and Helsinki airport technically follows the covid rules of Vantaa (city where the airport is located). Vantaa is actually deciding test on arrival rules for Helsinki airport. The Finnish ministry of health does not decide. The ECDC does not decide.
    The headline of this story assumes the ECDC guidance is a rule applied to all parts of the EU. That is not the case. The headline is wrong.

    • Rui N. says:

      11 May11 May 15:43

      This. Last year the EU itself (not the ECDC) even told countries that they couldn’t impose testing on top of asking for the digital certificate. Lots of countries duly ignored the EU and imposed testing on top of asking for the digital certificate.

  • lumma says:

    11 May11 May 15:48

    Greece is still very much pro mask, I’m in Athens right now and I’m shocked by how strict they are after experiencing back home and other European countries recently.

    • David says:

      11 May11 May 22:28

      You should be pleased, not shocked.

      • Chrisasaurus says:

        11 May11 May 23:40

        Well you can be both

      • Dayle says:

        12 May12 May 10:41

        Definitely shocked, just like how I’m always shocked at how many people still wear then in shops here. It’s actually laughable now

• Colin MacKinnon says:

  11 May11 May 15:30

  French Polynesia is my biggest concern – they want masks worn while aboard transport, which includes cruise ships.

  A week to go before cancellation fees kick in for my August break!

• Mike says:

  11 May11 May 17:29

  I am so glad BREXIT freedom has enabled the UK to make its own decisions.

  • Bimbo says:

    11 May11 May 17:53

    You do realize ECDC only issues recommendations and member countries can make their own decisions in implementing them, right?

  • Evan says:

    11 May11 May 18:10

    Spectacularly missing the point.

  • Ian says:

    11 May11 May 19:01

    Did you read that in the Daily Mail?

  • Harry T says:

    11 May11 May 19:08

    I assume this is trolling, not tragic ignorance, but I think I’m being charitable 😂

  • Kowalski says:

    11 May11 May 19:12

    Mike is clearly being sarcastic guys, come on!

  • VinZ says:

    11 May11 May 20:34

    LOL so funny!

• Chris D says:

  11 May11 May 18:08

  Why does the image show particles being measured from directly in front of the mask, when people sit side-by-side?

  I would suggest that the possibility that masks project aerosols to the left and right — worsening spread in contexts where people sit side by side — is a significant and understated one.

  • Tangerine says:

    12 May12 May 09:38

    How do you know in front was the only test performed? Perhaps multiple tests with different positions were done?

• BuildBackBetter says:

  11 May11 May 23:06

  Anyone else find that image disturbing?

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