France and Spain to ease mask-wearing as Covid vaccine schemes gather pace

French will no longer have to wear masks outside and curfew to end while Spain also planning to lift ruleCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance and Spain are moving to ease rules around wearing face masks outside, in a development attributed by both countries to their Covid-19 vaccination campaigns.In France, people will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors from Thursday, though they will still be obligatory on public transport, in sports stadiums and ot