Europe to End Face Covering Requirement on Flights
2022-05-12
LRC
TXT
大字
小字
滚动
全页
1Face coverings will not have to be worn in airports and on flights in Europe starting May 16.
2The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) announced the new policy on Wednesday.
3EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky said: "From next week, face masks will no longer need to be mandatory in air travel in all cases."
4Ky said the move was in line with requirements from national transport officials across Europe.
5Italy, France, Bulgaria and other European countries have been easing or ending many or all of their measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
6Several U.S. airlines said they would no longer require masks in April.
7The move came after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the U.S. administration's mask requirement for public transport was unlawful.
8ECDC Director Andrea Ammon said, although wearing masks would not be mandatory, "together with physical distancing and good hand hygiene it is one of the best methods of reducing transmission."
9Hygiene is a term that describes things done to keep yourself clean to stay healthy.
10After the mandatory requirement is lifted, rules for wearing masks are expected to be different between airlines in Europe.
11Airlines will encourage passengers to use masks on flights to or from places where mask-wearing on public transport is still required, the agencies said.
12I'm Ashley Thompson.
1Face coverings will not have to be worn in airports and on flights in Europe starting May 16. 2The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) announced the new policy on Wednesday. 3EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky said: "From next week, face masks will no longer need to be mandatory in air travel in all cases." 4Ky said the move was in line with requirements from national transport officials across Europe. 5Italy, France, Bulgaria and other European countries have been easing or ending many or all of their measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. 6Several U.S. airlines said they would no longer require masks in April. The move came after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the U.S. administration's mask requirement for public transport was unlawful. 7ECDC Director Andrea Ammon said, although wearing masks would not be mandatory, "together with physical distancing and good hand hygiene it is one of the best methods of reducing transmission." 8Hygiene is a term that describes things done to keep yourself clean to stay healthy. 9After the mandatory requirement is lifted, rules for wearing masks are expected to be different between airlines in Europe. Airlines will encourage passengers to use masks on flights to or from places where mask-wearing on public transport is still required, the agencies said. 10I'm Ashley Thompson. 11Natalie Grover reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English. 12_______________________________________________ 13Words in This Story 14mask -n. a covering used to protect your face or cover your mouth 15mandatory - adj. required by a law or rule 16transmission - n. the act or process by which something is spread or passed from one person or thing to another 17encourage - v. to make (someone) more likely to do something