Rio de Janeiro Becomes The First Capital in The Country to Lift Mask Decree
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- 10 Mar 2022
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Requirement for masks indoors dropped on Monday
The Rio de Janeiro Committee to Combat Covid recommended this Monday (7) dropping the mandatory use of masks in closed environments in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
With this, the city is the first capital in the country to completely abolish the use of the item.
Flexibility is also valid in schools and public transport. Schools, however, will have autonomy to decide whether or not students should wear a mask.
In open environments, masks were no longer required since October last year.
According to Alberto Chebabo, president of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, it is unlikely that the release of the item will cause a new wave of the disease. Read More...
