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 This small move from April 12 by the mountain canton of Grisons on
the Italian border is emblematic of a broader global debate over
whether people who test negative or are vaccinated should enjoy more
freedoms.
To fly, people must already produce a negative test, while airlines
want vaccinated people to travel without restrictions.
In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson kicked off debate by
suggesting bars might restrict customers to those who can produce
so-called "Pub Passports" as proof of vaccination.
Grisons introduced its mask regulation for fifth and sixth graders
at schools in February, not long after employees of luxury hotels in
St. Moritz tested positive for virus variants.
The canton has since been pushing mass testing, including in
schools, and said students in the 95 percent of participating
institutions that have participated should now be allowed to shed
masks.
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 "The decision is based on the
positive influence of the cantonal test
strategy," Grisons said in a statement.
"With the weekly testing in schools, we've had
access to an instrument that can quickly
identify COVID-19 cases and interrupt the chain
of infection."
Other regions in Switzerland including in
Zurich, where schools are generally not mass
testing, are still requiring masks for fourth
grade and up.
Grisons will continue to require masks for
teachers as well as students from the seventh
grade upwards.
(Reporting by John Miller; Editing by Andrew
Cawthorne)
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