Switzerland just approved a ban on some face coverings in public, including niqabs and burqas

Switzerland just approved a ban on some face coverings in public, including niqabs and burqas
Herb Scribner
© Peter Klaunzer, Keystone via Associated Press
Monika Ruegsegger-Hurschler, National Councillor SVP, gives an interview at the meeting place of the supporters of the initiative to ban face coverings, in Bern on Sunday, March 7, 2021.
Voters in Switzerland voters approved a new proposition that would ban some facial coverings — like niqabs and burqas — in all public spaces, BBC News reports.
This means that niqabs and burqas will be banned outside of religious institutions within the country.
However, this “new law doesn’t apply to facial coverings for health reasons,” according to NPR. So face masks and face coverings to fight off COVID-19 would not be banned.

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