The Government has decided that from October 4th, masks will no longer be necessary for primary school children in departments where the Covid-19 incidence rate is below 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants for at least five consecutive days. Jean-Michel Blanquer specified that adults will also be affected by the end of the mask requirement.
This announcement was made following a defense council meeting held in the morning. During this meeting, the executive decided to switch to the school protocol level 1 instead of 2 in departments that meet this criterion. As of today, this will not apply to the Alpes-Maritimes, which slightly exceed the 100/100,000 mark.
For the moment, this does not change the principle of closing a class at the first case of coronavirus in nursery and primary schools.
