France Proposes To Ban Talking on Public Transport

France Proposes To Ban Talking on Public Transport.

People in France are being told to “avoid talking” on public transport in order to slow the spread of Covid in the country. France already has tough restrictions in place, with a curfew in place from 6pm to 6am and restaurants closed since October.

People in France are being told to “avoid talking” on public transport in order to slow the spread of Covid in the country. France already has tough restrictions in place, with a curfew in place from 6pm to 6am and restaurants closed since October.

However, the French Academy of Doctors have issued new guidance saying people should “avoid talking or making phone calls” in subways, buses or anywhere in public where social distancing is not possible. Masks have been mandatory on public transport in France since May, but travellers often loosen or remove them to talk on the phone.

The new guidance comes as other French experts are calling for a third national lockdown to be implemented, something the government has sought to avoid. On Thursday, French Health Minister Olivier Veran said the government were now asking people to use medical-grade masks rather than homemade fabric face masks due to concerns about the more contagious strain of Covid first found in the UK.

However, schools remain open in France, with university students set to return from 25 January, despite rising case numbers and hospitalisations. More than half of the country’s intensive care beds are occupied by Covid patients, with more virus patients now in French hospitals than in October, when President Emmanuel Macron imposed a second lockdown.

Infections are also steadily rising, with at least 20,000 new cases recorded per day, suggesting hospital numbers will only climb further.

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