Published on: 04/21/2022 – 02:44 The US government announced on Wednesday that it is appealing the court decision canceling the obligation to wear a mask on public transport. According to health authorities, the mask remains “necessary for public health” against Covid-19. The US government announced on Wednesday April 20 to appeal the court decision that lifted the mandatory wearing of masks on public transport in the United States at the start of the week. The Department of Justice had said it wanted to wait for the opinion of the main the country’s federal health agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), before making a decision. The CDC finally asked him on Wednesday to appeal, considering that wearing a mandatory mask in transport remained “necessary for public health” against Covid-19. This appeal comes two days after a federal judge estimated that the health authorities exceeded their prerogatives by requiring the wearing of masks in transport, for example in planes, trains or even buses. In the process, the country’s major airlines abandoned the mask constraint, followed by the rail company Amtrak or VTC companies such as Uber. Florida would result, if unaddressed, in restricting the authority of the CDC in the future. But the call from the US government could complicate the situation, and possibly create tension for travelers if the obligation to wear a mask was finally reinstated, when it was already difficult to respect. Wearing a mask is a very sensitive subject. especially for stewards and air hostesses, who have had to face the reluctance of many passengers for two years, some becoming violent. The U.S. aviation safety agency, FAA, has yet to report 744 mask-related incidents so far this year. daily cases of Covid-19, linked to Omicron’s BA.2 subvariant. With AFP