The Ministry of Education (Meduca), in response to recommendations from the Ministry of Health (Minsa), given at the institutional work table, instructs all official and private educational centers to maintain the use of masks in classrooms. This includes all teaching and administrative staff.
Through Executive Decree No.101 of July 1, 2022, the Minsa ordered to lift the mandatory use of the mask by Covid-19 as a sanitary measure throughout the national territory as of July 11, 2O22.
The elimination of the sanitary measure will be applied gradually, in accordance with a series of factors that must be taken into consideration to prevent the risk of Covid-19 infections in schools throughout the country.
It is of the utmost importance to assess the interrelation between the members of the educational community, the periods of time within the classrooms and their ventilation, the number of infections in the community, large groups with little distance, among others, since these make that the risk of the appearance of infectious diseases such as the flu and, currently, Covid-19, remains, so we recommend that the biosafety committees of educational centers keep their protocol updated.
Meduca formed the Covid-19 National Institutional Committee and the Regional Committees (Resolution 37 of May 15, 2020), Covid-19 School Committees (Resolution 100 of September 11, 2020, repealed by Resolution 164 of March 4, 2022 ), who are in charge of monitoring, follow-up and surveillance of the implementation of biosafety measures in official and private schools throughout the national territory.
We ask you to comply with the pertinent measures to reduce the risk of contagion of any infectious disease such as influenza, Covid-19 or monkeypox.
We appreciate staying vigilant and complying with the measures established in the school biosafety protocols and invite you to reinforce the following recommendations:
– Teaching and raising awareness in the educational community in general, about the importance of going to health posts in case of any symptoms associated with the flu, Covid-19 or Monkeypox.
– Monitoring of symptoms related to the flu or suspected cases of Covid-19 or Monkeypox.
– Permanently maintain hand washing and personal hygiene programs.
– Continue with vaccination campaigns for influenza or Covid-19.
