Today the Commission decisions on masks- What is being considered for shops, means of transport and schools

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THE removal of the mask indoors from June 1 will be put on her table today Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health.

Although in many European countries the use of the mask has long been abolished, the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, Speaking yesterday to SKAI, he pointed out that in some interiors the mask will remain mandatory.

«Tomorrow (today) the use of the mask will be discussed in the Committee from June 1 and we are waiting to hear the positions of the scientists. The mask will definitely remain in some interiors, such as hospitals, according to what the Commission will suggest. We are also wary of schools, as they end on June 15 and there are also pan-Hellenic ones that we want to have our children protected. So, let’s go to the beginning to further reduce the obligation of the mask, but the sites as sites will be decided tomorrow by the Commission“, He stated characteristically.

With regard to airplanes and airports, although both the European Center for Disease Prevention (ECDC) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) have recently given the go-ahead for the repeal of the measure, which takes effect on Monday 16 May, the The government is wary of pointing out that EU member states should follow a common line.

As Mr. Plevris stated, “the decision of the European institutions is not binding. It is up to each Member State to decide what will apply. Among the issues that will be discussed in the Committee of Experts is this part, but you realize that it is important that at least the European countries try to have a common line in this».

At the same time, according to information, the Commission will recommend the maintenance of the mask on public transport, with which tens of thousands of citizens travel daily, while according to the Minister of Health the mask will remain mandatory in hospitals, which are more vulnerable groups, but also in schools in view of the Panhellenic.

On the contrary, from June 1, the masks will not be necessary in closed commercial areas, such as supermarkets, retail stores, hairdressers, etc.

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