[ti:Europe to End Face Covering Requirement on Flights] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]Face coverings will not have to be worn [00:04.64]in airports and on flights in Europe starting May 16. [00:11.84]The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) [00:18.40]and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) [00:23.44]announced the new policy on Wednesday. [00:29.40]EASA Executive Director Patrick Ky said: [00:34.24]"From next week, face masks will no longer [00:38.84]need to be mandatory in air travel in all cases." [00:44.56]Ky said the move was in line with requirements [00:49.68]from national transport officials across Europe. [00:53.80]Italy, France, Bulgaria and other European countries [00:59.32]have been easing or ending many or all of their measures [01:04.68]to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [01:09.48]Several U.S. airlines said they would no longer require masks in April. [01:16.16]The move came after a federal judge in Florida [01:20.52]ruled that the U.S. administration's [01:23.88]mask requirement for public transport was unlawful. [01:28.72]ECDC Director Andrea Ammon said, [01:34.28]although wearing masks would not be mandatory, [01:37.76]"together with physical distancing and good hand hygiene [01:43.16]it is one of the best methods of reducing transmission." [01:48.48]Hygiene is a term that describes things [01:51.92]done to keep yourself clean to stay healthy. [01:56.88]After the mandatory requirement is lifted, [02:00.28]rules for wearing masks are expected to be different [02:04.20]between airlines in Europe. [02:06.84]Airlines will encourage passengers to use masks on flights [02:12.00]to or from places where mask-wearing on public transport [02:17.08]is still required, the agencies said. [02:20.64]I'm Ashley Thompson. 更多听力请访问51VOA.COM