Coronavirus: Rio de Janeiro ends the mandatory use of masks

The city of Rio de Janeiro makes the use of masks more flexible due to the decrease in the number of cases of COVID-19 on Brazil.

“Following the conclusions of our scientific committee, tomorrow we will have a decree to end the mandatory use of masks indoors and outdoors”Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes said on Twitter on Monday.

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Data from Johns Hopkins University showed that the death toll from the virus worldwide exceeded 6 million people. Brazil It is one of the most affected countries, with more than 650,000 confirmed deaths, the second highest number only behind the United States.

In the Federal District of Brazil, where the capital Brasilia is located, the authorities decided that the use of masks is only mandatory indoors. Local media say São Paulo will adopt the same measure on Wednesday. Some cities in Santa Catarina, a state in southern Brazil, stopped requiring the use of masks last week.

In Brazil, the vaccination campaign has been a success and the country’s contamination rates and mortality figures have steadily decreased. More than 150 million people, all over 5 years of age, have a complete vaccination schedule against COVID-19 in the country.

With the arrival of the omicron variant, infections spiked again between the end of last year and the beginning of February, but the figures are steadily declining.

Rio de Janeiro hit its record for cases on January 10, with more than 33,000 people testing positive. City Health Secretary Daniel Soranz said the current rate of positive cases is the lowest since the pandemic hit. Brazil in March 2020.

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Source: Elcomercio

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