During this day, the mayor of Chile Chico, Luperciano Munoz, reported that the Municipal Council approved the decree that eliminates the mandatory use of masks, appealing to the tiredness of the people. The measure has been criticized by the Health Seremi of the Aysén region.
“It is not a capricious decision, but because basically people are already pissed off with the use of a mask. Chile is the only Latin American country that has masks on public roads,” the authority said.
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In addition, the mayor added in an interview to the regional media Aysen Now that “the idea is to continue advancing in this pandemic that must come to an end”, pointing out that Covid-19 is “practically a cold”.
He also alleged that the infractions for not wearing a mask “was one of the legal tools that the Carabineros used to get reports because this went to the Local Police Court and they had to pay a report, that this caused not only inconvenience in wearing it permanently in masks on public roads, but this was also to the economic detriment of families”.
“We made a decision based on common sense, based on the feelings of the street, based on what people say, ask and request. The health authority will do its job as I imagine it is doing and we have made a political decision “, Hill.
Word of the Seremi
The health seremi(s) of Aysén, jourdan-headsreported that “Resolution 994, of September 2021, which indicates the mandatory use of a mask throughout the national territory, is still in force.”
“Therefore, do not confuse what the municipal decree announces, because in practice what they are going to do is stop supervising. The use of a mask is still mandatory, and the one who supervises this is the health authority, therefore the inhabitants of Chile Chico must not forget the continuous use of a mask”, he sentenced.
Health Authority clarifies that Resolution No. 994 of the @ministeriosalud (09/30/21) is still in force and requires the MANDATORY USE OF A MASK IN PUBLIC PLACES. The decree of @MuniChileChico modifies its ordinance and only disassociates its municipal personnel from supervising said measure. pic.twitter.com/igvzYLMzw6
– Seremi Salud Aysen (@SeremiSalud_XI) March 28, 2022
