Covid school, France and Germany: the mask is back in the classroom

The obligation to wear masks in school is back in France and Germany. There are 39 departments in France in which students will have to stay in class again with a mask: this was announced by the government spokesman, Gabriel Attal, a few days after returning to class after the All Saints’ holidays. “As soon as the situation deteriorates, obviously for health security reasons, and I mean sadly, we have to reactivate a series of measures that we had revoked when things had improved,” the Cabinet said afterwards, according to the broadcaster. Bfmtv. Read also “For this reason, from next week in the departments where the incidence rate has unfortunately stabilized above 50 (cases, ed) per 100 thousand inhabitants, the school protocol will pass from level 1 to level 2 and the mask will be mandatory again in schools These are schools in 39 departments “, he added. The German state of Bavaria has decided to reintroduce the obligation to wear masks in schools, in the face of an increase in cases of coronavirus infection. The measure will come into effect when pupils return from their current holidays and will be imposed for one week in primary schools and two weeks in secondary schools. “From 8 November, the obligation to wear masks during lessons and at meeting points in school facilities will be in force, even if not outdoors,” said the Minister of Culture, Michele Piazolo.