Health

ECDC and EASA scrap mandatory mask-wearing on flights

Two EU agencies governing aviation safety and disease control have on Wednesday (11 May) announced that mandatory medical mask-wearing on flights is no longer recommended but that rules will be left to the discretion of each airline. 

A woman looks at an airplane preparing to land at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China, 22 March 2022. [EPA-EFE/WU HONG]

Giedre Peseckyte Euractiv 11-05-2022 14:37 3 min. read Content type: Euractiv is part of the Trust Project
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