In French Polynesia, since December 23, all people who worked in contact with the public had the obligation to be vaccinated against Covid-19, under penalty of a fine.

This obligation disappeared on Thursday, with the exception of schools, socio-educational, medical-educational and health facilities.

President Edouard Fritch has effectively announced the end of the obligation to vaccinate against Covid-19.

As of February 28, 79.6% of people over the age of 12 had received two doses of vaccine, according to the Health Department of the Government of Polynesia.

In this community with skills shared between France and the local government, the High Commissioner of the Republic eased other restrictions linked to the epidemic on Tuesday.

The vaccination pass will no longer be requested at fairs and exhibitions

Wearing a mask is no longer compulsory outdoors.

The gauge measures are lifted in places of worship, restaurants or exhibitions, with however a limit maintained at 500 people.

The vaccination pass will no longer be requested at fairs and shows, but remains compulsory for traveling from Tahiti to the other Polynesian archipelagos.

Both the president and the high commissioner justified the easing of restrictions by the decline in the epidemic.

The incidence rate was halved in two weeks, even if it remained high on Monday, at 1,150 per 100,000 inhabitants.

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