Jean Castex announces the end of the wearing of the compulsory mask in almost all places and the “suspension” of the vaccination pass from March 14

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3:04 p.m. : Conversely, Benjamin Rossi, infectious disease specialist at the Ballanger Hospital Center in Aulnay-Sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis), believes that“we must lighten the measures” sanitary. “I think we’ve moved into an endemic phase of the virus.says Benjamin Rossi. The rate of serious forms and mortality of this viral infection has been greatly reduced. This virus is here and will stay there..

3:02 p.m. : “It’s not the right time” to lift the vaccination pass and the wearing of a mask according to Michaël Rochoy, general practitioner in Outreau and co-founder of the “Stop-Postillons” collective. For him, the announcements of Jean Castex this Thursday, “it’s electoral populism to please people”.

2:46 p.m. : The Ministry of Health is now specifying Jean Castex’s announcements. From March 14, the mask remains compulsory in public transport and in medical and medico-social establishments. It will no longer be required in other places: schools, colleges, high schools, universities, nightclubs, businesses, restaurants, etc.

2:07 p.m. : It is 2 p.m., here is the point on the news:

• Jean Castex announces the suspension of the application of the vaccination pass “wherever it applies” and the end of wearing a mandatory mask except in transport on March 14.

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2:05 p.m. : Small clarification: Jean Castex did not explicitly say that the mask would remain compulsory in health establishments, contrary to what we had understood, and written, at first. We are in the process of asking Matignon for details.

1:48 p.m. : Hello . You are right to point out that this is only a suspension. For the health pass, which will always be requested in medical establishments, we have for the moment no details on its terms.

1:48 p.m. : Caution “SUSPENDED” so it can come back at any time. And for the health pass, the PCR or anti-gene is still valid for 24 hours? thank you for your work

1:53 p.m. : Hello and @Pins. The only place where it will be mandatory to wear a mask after March 14 is transport and health establishments. For the rest, you can unmask yourself.

1:44 p.m. : In universities also the mask will no longer be compulsory?

1:44 p.m. : Hello FI. And in stores too?

1:42 p.m. : @Chichille72 : Nothing changes for caregivers. The vaccination obligation will continue to apply.

1:42 p.m. : Will caregivers always be required to have all 3 doses to exercise? Thank you in advance for your response.

2:06 p.m. : Hello @Anissa. No, no, no, from March 14, the vaccination pass is suspended for all places where it was required so far. The only exceptions: the health pass (which you can obtain with a negative test) will remain in force in medical establishments, where the vaccination obligation will continue to apply to caregivers.

1:39 p.m. : As a result, the health pass applies again in bars, restaurants, etc. Or is there no longer any need for a pass?

1:54 p.m. : Hello to all three. Yes, very concretely, wearing a mask will only be compulsory in public transport and health establishments from March 14.

1:34 p.m. : Hello FI. Do we know if the mask will still be compulsory for schoolchildren and teachers?

1:34 p.m. : Schools are therefore freed from the mask?

1:34 p.m. : Hello, wearing a mask is therefore no longer compulsory in schools from March 14?

1:43 p.m. : Some exceptions to this end of wearing a mask: it will remain compulsory in public transport (buses, metros, planes, trains, trams, etc.) and medical establishments, such as hospitals and nursing homes. The health pass will continue to apply in these medical establishments.

1:48 p.m. : Jean Castex announces the suspension of the application of the vaccination pass “wherever it applies” and the end of mandatory mask wearing on March 14.

12:02 : WHO recommends molnupiravir for certain patients who are at risk of developing a severe form of Covid-19. The anti-Covid pill from the American laboratory Merck is still the subject of very contrasting opinions, while in France, the High Authority for Health had not granted authorization for this treatment last December.

11:24 : The obligation to vaccinate against Covid-19 for people working in contact with the public in French Polynesia is over. President Edouard Fritch announced his lifting in this community with shared skills between France and the local government, while nearly 80% of people over 12 are vaccinated.

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