France to stop mandatory COVID-19 mask wearing in some primary schools where infection rates are low

France to stop mandatory COVID-19 mask wearing in some primary schools Pupils will from Oct. 4 no longer have to wear protective face masks in French primary schools in areas with a low COVID-19 infection rate, according to a government decree released on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Pupils will from Oct. 4 no longer have to wear protective face masks in French primary schools in areas with a low COVID-19 infection rate, according to a government decree released on Thursday.

Paris and nearby suburbs are not among the 47 metropolitan departments, or administrative districts, where mandatory wearing of masks will be ended, health ministry data showed....