Covid-19: Macron does not rule out a return to the mandatory mask “if things were to deteriorate” – BFMTV

Asked about lifting the obligation to wear a mask indoors, the president-candidate assured that he would take “his responsibilities” to protect the French in the event of a sixth wave. A premature relaxation? It has been almost ten days since wearing a mask is no longer compulsory indoors in France – with the exception of public transport – while Covid-19 contaminations are on the rise again. Asked about this subject this Wednesday, the president -candidate Emmanuel Macron justified this decision while not excluding a return of this measure if the epidemic were to exert significant new hospital pressure. “We kept the mask in transport because we are packed , we even maintained the health pass in the hospital, we launched a recall campaign. If things were to deteriorate, the president that I am would take his responsibilities to protect, “says Emmanuel Macron on M6. “I have had a compass: to protect our compatriots. And do it every time in a proportionate way”, added Emmanuel Macron. Finally referring to a “common sense” strategy in the face of the pandemic, the Head of State considered that children could no longer be asked to wear the mask indoors. The number of new cases recorded on average these seven last days is 104,176 cases against 74,912 last Wednesday. Hugues Garnier Journalist BFMTV