Germany will eliminate this Thursday the mandatory use of a mask on trains and public transport, the latest measures implemented as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that were still in force in part of the country, since some federal states had already withdrawn them.
Likewise, the obligation to remain in home isolation for those who contract covid-19 will be lifted in practically the entire country, although it will remain in force until the middle of the month in Berlin, Brandenburg and Meckleburgo-Antepomerania (east of the country), by decision of their authorities. regional.
In accordance with German federalist practice, the measures against the coronavirus arise from the consensus between the federal government and the "Länder", although their implementation corresponds to the regional powers, so they are applied with some differences in one federal state or another. .
The obligation to wear a mask on planes had already been lifted at the end of last year.
The use of the mask in urban and interurban public transport was already, in practice, the last redoubt of the restrictions implemented in Germany against the coronavirus, which at the height of the pandemic led to the virtual paralysis of public life. .
Although there was no strict confinement of citizens, if commercial activity was kept to a minimum, schools, nurseries, higher education centers and universities were closed, as well as cultural life, shows, museums, hospitality and tourism.
