Corona-virus. Should we impose the wearing of masks in public spaces?
As the relaxation of barrier gestures becomes widespread and the virus continues to circulate in the world, the question of imposing the wearing of masks in public space arise again. “I am struck by the relaxation of part of the French population, not respecting hand washing, wearing a mask or distancing." These words are signed by Professor Jean-François Delfraissy . The President of the Scientific Council is alarmed by the gradual abandonment of barrier gestures while the coronavirus continues to circulate and the possibility of a second wave of epidemic is becoming more and more certain . To try to contain it, the hypothesis, previously rejected by the government , to impose the wearing of the mask in public space is again on the table. But then, should we really impose it on the population? Imposing the mask, a symbol more than a utility For Catherine Hill, a retired epidemiologist who works on the Covid-19 epidemic, this is clearly not a priority: "to impose