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Due to the falling number of cases, many federal states are loosening their corona measures ...
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Experts divided over planned mask-rule relaxationsMunich was scheduled to lift its rule on June 9; Bremen and Saxony planned relaxations from the following week.
- Munich was scheduled to lift the requirement on June 9, Bremen planned to end it outdoors from June 14, and Saxony planned to remove it in school buildings and classrooms from the following week if the incidence remained stably below 35.
- Virologist Martin Stürmer currently rejects a general abolition, wants the requirement retained indoors and also supports masks outdoors in queues; with sufficient vaccination and very low incidence, he considers an individual recommendation possible between summer and autumn.
- Epidemiologist Timo Ulrichs considers complete abolition premature, supports retaining the requirement indoors and lifting it outdoors, and points to an expected, smaller fourth wave from September, meaning the rule could realistically remain throughout autumn.
- Virologist Friedemann Weber considers easing premature, identifies poorly ventilated indoor spaces with crowded conditions as particularly risky, and considers earlier relaxation at weekly markets possible.
A general abolition of the mask mandate is currently not advisable, and I also consider the discussion to be counterproductive. After all, masks significantly help reduce the transmission risk.— Martin Stürmer, virologist and lecturer in virology at the University of Frankfurt, in a Focus Online interview about lifting the mask mandate
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