The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. May 11, 2020 France Eases Lockdown, Requires Mandatory Masks on Public Transportation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ France is lifting some of its restrictions as of today and is imposing new measures, including the mandatory wearing of masks on public transportation and in high schools. Some Muslims have called out the government's hypocrisy since headscarves are banned in public schools and burqas are banned in any public space. .