Although it has no longer been compulsory in public transport since May 16, Elisabeth Borne asked the prefects on Tuesday to encourage the wearing of a mask “in enclosed spaces”.
SNCF CEO Jean-Pierre Farandou called on travelers on Wednesday to wear the mask again in stations and trains, in the face of the rebound in the Covid-19 epidemic, even if it is not compulsory. “We are completely in line with a strong recommendation, both for our staff and for travelers, to wear the mask.“, he declared on France Inter. “We can clearly see that there is a rebound in the epidemic (…) Wearing a mask in stations, wearing a mask on trains, I think it’s the best way to protect yourself“, he added.
An incidence rate that has doubled in a week
«We must protect our staff, we must protect our travelers“said the CEO. “There is no obligationMr. Farandou acknowledged. «We appeal to people’s civic sense.The mask is no longer compulsory in public transport since May 16.
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A decision that finds its echo at Flixbus
The operator of long-distance coach connections FlixBus also announced on Wednesday “encourage its passengers to put the mask back on board its buses and at the station“, invoking “the steady increase in the number of positive cases in France“. FlixBus wants “ensure the health of its passengers and employees, during a summer that promises to be record in terms of attendance“, added the company in a press release.
Recommendations in the face of the epidemic rebound
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne asked the prefects and health authorities on Tuesday to encourage the wearing of masks.in crowded places» et «confined spaces“, especially “public transport». Ces «recommendations», sans «mandatory character“, come as the incidence rate of the Covid-19 epidemic “doubled in one week on almost all of metropolitan France and in all age groups of the population“, according to Matignon.
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