Intense reactions and comments on Germany evoke images from a government plane where no one wears a mask—not Chancellor Olaf Soltz, not Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, not officials and journalists.

It is noted that the German chancellor and his staff were sent to Canada.

Einganzer Flieger voller maskenloser Politiker und Journalisten. Hat Erst vor eigenen Tagen Habecks Grünen-Kollegin @lizapaus den Länder empflonde, die Maskenpflicht an Schulen zu nutzen. pic.twitter.com/rYQMNswoS9

— Janina Lionello (@janinisabel) August 22, 2022

According to a statement from the German Air Force, which is responsible for government air travel, the general rule that makes the use of a mask mandatory on aircraft operating domestic flights, as well as aircraft departing from or landing at a German airport, does not apply to government aircraft. .

Passengers undergo a molecular test for the coronavirus shortly before boarding to “ensure a high level of protection,” the statement said, noting that the use of masks is recommended but not mandatory.

Lieber @Bundeschancellor @BMG_Bund

wie passt das zusammen, dass im Regierungsflugzeug von ????????-???????? keine Maskenpflicht herrscht, Sie aber die Durchsetzung zB von @Lufthansa_DE fordern?

Sie sollten dringing die #Maskenpflicht im ✈️ abschaffen, wie es zB in Nechbarländern der Fall ist pic.twitter.com/CTNylFbyrM

-Mr. Ma (@SunriserMa) August 22, 2022

Der Spiegel magazine, however, notes that those on board the government aircraft were not retested for coronavirus in the following days, and for now they continued to travel on the government aircraft across Canada and back to Germany.

The use of a protective mask remains mandatory for public transport passengers in Germany, while the Cabinet of Ministers is expected today to approve further tightening of the rules ahead of autumn, mandating the use of only FFP-2 type masks.

With information from APE-MPE