VIENNA, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Austrian health experts have expressed skepticism after the country on Tuesday announced plans to drop face mask mandate in almost all public spaces from next month.
Austrian Health Minister Johannes Rauch told a press conference on Tuesday that the Alpine country would lift the mandatory use of face masks in public transport and retail sector from June 1, citing the country's stabilizing COVID-19 situation.
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