COVID MASK. Guest of 1 p.m. on TF1 this Thursday, March 3, 2022, Jean Castex should announce the end of the wearing of the compulsory mask indoors from March 14. Only hospitals and public transport would remain subject to the obligation.
[Mis à jour le 3 mars 2022 à 13h45] Wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory in many places where it is still required, from March 14. Prime Minister Jean Castex made this known during his appearance on the 1 p.m. news on TF1, this Thursday, March 3, 2022. The anti-covid accessory is no longer compulsory in closed places and accessible only on presentation of the vaccine. since Monday, February 28 to the delight of cafes, restaurants, cinemas, concert halls, shows, museums, libraries and sports halls. A new step will therefore be taken on March 14: on this date, the mask will no longer be required in all shops, businesses and schools. Only medical establishments such as hospitals or EHPADs and public transport – buses, trains, metro or even planes – remain subject to the obligation. Olivier Véran had predicted during his previous speeches that the end of the mask could come around mid-March, but he also recalled that the lifting of the restriction was not synonymous with the abandonment of barrier gestures and social distancing.
In a press release dated February 11, 2022, the Ministry of Health indicated that “in other closed places, subject to the vaccination pass, wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory”, from February 28. These are:
- theaters
- theme parks
- concert halls
- festivals
- sports halls
- sports speakers
- game rooms
- libraries
- documentation centers
- cinemas
- bars
- restaurants
- fairs
- trade shows
- professional seminars if they take place outside the company and bring together more than 50 people;
- ski lifts in ski resorts
- access to tourist accommodation such as campsites or holiday clubs with a single check at the start of the stay.
- Schools, holiday centers and leisure centres. Wearing a compulsory mask will no longer concern educational, educational and training establishments; holiday centres; leisure centers without accommodation for adult teachers and supervisors.
- In the enterprises
- Shops. Sales outlets, shopping centers and covered markets will no longer be affected by the wearing of compulsory masks.
If the mask can now be dropped in many places, it remains mandatory indoors in some areas of daily life:
- Transport. Trains, subways, buses, bus and ferry stations as well as airports.
- hospitals and health facilities
Companies are subject to wearing a mandatory mask via a health protocol defined by the Ministry of Labor. This document indicates that “following the update of scientific knowledge on the transmission of the virus by aerosols and taking into account the recommendations of the HCSP dated August 28, 2020 and January 14, 18 and 20, 2021, the wearing of a mask is systematic within companies in closed collective places. It is either a “general public filtration greater than 90%” mask (corresponding to the so-called “category 1″ mask), or a surgical type mask”. Exceptions are provided for, such as in individual offices, well-ventilated workshops or when the work is carried out outdoors.
The mask is no longer a mandatory outdoor accessory since February 2 and the first wave of lifting of restrictions. It is no longer compulsory but it remains recommended and the government appeals to the logic of the French to reconnect with the wearing of a mask in very busy places.
The fine in force in the event of non-compliance with the wearing of the compulsory mask should remain at 135 euros. “Failure to comply with this measure could be liable, as is the case in other places where wearing a mask is compulsory, in particular transport, to a 4th class fine” defined by a fixed fine of 135 euros , had specified the general directorate of health as soon as this measure was put in place last year. In case of recidivism, the amount can go up to 1500 euros.