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The City Health Department New York issued a recommendation this Friday to reuse the face mask in public places, both indoors and outdoors when a large number of people accumulate, at times when the cases of the covid-19 and other diseases of this winter season “are experiencing unusually high simultaneous spikes.”
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He also urged New Yorkers to take other precautions such as getting vaccinated against covid and flu, undergo viral tests, wash your hands and stay home if you are sick and stressed in a statement that it is “especially important” for people coming together this festive season.
There is an increased risk of complications from covid-19 for those who have respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), or flu, as well as people older than 65 and the immunocompromised.
According to the health agency, cases of covid and flu are increasing nationally and in this city. Nationwide, flu hospitalizations reached the highest levels in a decade for this time of year.
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“The holiday season is all about being together and there is a way to do it safely, even when respiratory viruses in our city are unusually high,” said the city’s Health Commissioner, Ashwin Vasan.
Vasan argued that such protection should include vaccinations and boosters, as well as “common sense protectionshow to wear the mask “high quality” indoors or in crowds and stay home if they are not feeling well.
People who are at higher risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses, including those over age 65, infants, those with weakened immune systems, certain underlying medical conditions, pregnant, or not up-to-date on flu shots or covid should consider additional precautions to avoid exposure to respiratory viruses, the city doctor warned.
The state of New York announced last February that it was eliminating the use of masks indoors, although it kept it in some places such as nursing homes and in September it was the turn of public transport but it continues in force in hospitals and public clinics.
Source: Elcomercio
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