Germany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transport

Germany to drop mask mandate in trains and buses from February 2

Germany will end the requirement to wear face masks on long-distance trains and buses from February 2 as the coronavirus pandemic loosened its grip on the country, authorities announced Friday.

Germany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transport

Germany will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses, one of the country's last remaining COVID-19 restrictions, the health minister said Friday.

Germany plans to drop mask mandate on long-distance trains, buses

Germany's Health Minister Karl Lauterbach announced that the mask mandate on long-distance planes and buses will soon be dropped on Feb. 2.

Germany to scrap mask mandate in long-distance transport

Several states that host U.S. military forces and their families said they will end the mask requirement on local trains and buses.

Rail: Masks are no longer required in long-distance traffic - Lauterbach gives way

Die Maskenpflicht im öffentlichen Fernverkehr soll nicht erst im April fallen, sagt der Gesundheitsminister. Und immer mehr Bundesländer schaffen sie auch im Nahverkehr ab.

Covid: Germany to end mask mandate in long-distance trains, buses from Feb 2

German authorities announced on Friday (January 13) that they will end the mandatory requirement to wear masks on long-distance trains and buses from February 2 as the Covid pandemic situation has stabilised in the country. With this, Spain is the only large European nation to maintain mask rules on such trains and public transport, with the government saying the rules would remain in place till at least March, a report by news agency AFP on Frid