Despite the fact that coronavirus infections have had a slight increase during the last 4 weeks at the national level, in mendoza The use of the chinstrap will no longer be mandatory from this Tuesday, May 10.
The measure, which had been announced by the governor of mendozaRodolfo Suárez, was confirmed this Monday by the Minister of Health of the provinceAna Maria Nadal.
This, as part of the measures announced by the Government of mendozawhich pointed out that Some caveats will be maintained on the handling of the mask, especially for the population at risk and older adults.
In this sense, the use of the chinstrap will become optional, since the obligation is eliminated, even in closed spaces; however, it will be a requirement to enter hospitals, since they are spaces with special sanitary conditions.
In addition, the provincial government recommends that vaccination be advanced to avoid the risk of contagion by coronavirus, so those who have not started, completed or reinforced their scheme should do so.
This measure is adopted because “it is not perceived that, at present, the cases that are registered involve risk and health alert”, so it will be the decision of each citizen whether or not to use the chinstrap and in what spaces.
Although in the province there is no epidemiological alert, from the Ministry of Health of the Nation indicated that infections increased by 110% in the last 4 weeksmainly due to lack of vaccination.
In addition to Mendoza, what other areas of the country have made the use of the chinstrap more flexible?
Just as in mendozain the province of Buenos Aires, the chinstrap became optional in schools and in work and recreational spaces since the beginning of April.
For its part, in CABA, the measure is mandatory in closed spaces, while outdoors it is optional. It should be remembered that some specialists consider that removing the mask generates a false belief that the pandemic is over, which increases the risk of contagion.
