The French authorities intend to cancel the mandatory wearing of masks in the premises where the vaccine pass is checked from February 28, BFM reported.

As noted in the message, the next easing of measures to combat coronavirus did the country's government.

In France, the number of cases per 100,000 inhabitants is gradually decreasing. At the moment, this figure is about 2,100 per 100,000 people, while at the end of January there were more than 3,500 cases. In total, since the beginning of the pandemic, the coronavirus has caused the death of more than 134 thousand French people, while about 1,800 people died within a week. On February 10, the authorities confirmed 153.2 new cases of coronavirus in 24 hours, while on January 25, more than 500 thousand infected people were detected in the country per day.

Since January 24, a vaccine pass has been put into effect in the republic, which is necessary for visiting restaurants, theaters, and cinema halls. The document is issued only in case of passing the full course of vaccination (two main injections with EU-approved drugs and the third, booster, vaccination. The vaccine pass will be valid until July. As of February 10, 53 million people in the country have completed the full course of vaccination, more than 37 million French people have received a booster dose.