15 April 2020 – Recommended wearing of non-medical masks in relevant public spaces

Intervention Categories: Individual measures; Education and awareness
Level of Jurisdiction: National

Overview: The German Government strongly recoomends citizens to follow the recommendations of the Robert Koch Institute and wear so-called (non-medical) everyday masks or community masks in public spaces where the minimum distance cannot be guaranteed, especially in local public transport and when shopping in retail stores.
Full details here: https://www.bundesregierung.de/resource/blob/975226/1744452/b94f2c67926030f9015985da586caed3/2020-04-16-bf-bk-laender-data.pdf?download=1