After all, when São Paulo Will you stop wearing a mask? According to the information available, probably tomorrow, March 9, there will be a communication from the governor of São Paulo, João Doria, about the end of mandatory use of mask in open environments. 5l6q60
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During a speech last week, João Doria stated the intention to end the mandatory use of mask in open environments in the state of São Paulo for this week. A meeting between the governor, state secretaries and the Scientific Committee on COVID-19 in the state takes place today (8), in which the for the release of the mask in São Paulo will be defined, with the announcement being made tomorrow (9).
The governor had already planned this action in November 2021, however, with the worsening of the Ômicron variant, João Dória retreated from the decision that ended up being addressed again two months later. Until further notice, the mandatory use of masks, even in open environments, is still valid. The measure is being evaluated according to the impacts of the Carnival regarding the transmission of the coronavirus.
At the same time, in parallel [to the immunization against COVID-19], there has been a progressive drop in hospitalizations in the last 30 days. Today, we have a drop of 62% in hospital issions in the wards and 52% in the ICU, showing that vaccinating was the best choice and that is what the scientific committee for these recovery measures is based on.
Jean Gorinchteyn, Secretary of Health
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Despite the flexibility, the scientific committee that manages this data informs that there will be variables between the growth and fall of infections, especially after the Carnival period. Last Friday's data show that almost % Of the population 90 in the state over five years of age are already fully vaccinated.
Already for Marcos Antonio Cyrillo, director of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI), demonstrates a certain insecurity regarding flexibility. According to him, the third dose is no longer considered a booster dose. Of the more than 100 million doses applied in São Paulo (until last week), 20 million are additional, while the rest represents, respectively, 41 million of the first dose, 37 million of the second dose and 1,2 million of the single dose of vaccine.
Update on March 09th at 14:35: the Government of the State of São Paulo released the use of masks in São Paulo outdoors, but the rule still applies to closed places such as restaurants, malls and schools. As predicted, the vaccination data and low number of new issions was crucial for this to happen.
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in the city of Rio de Janeiro o wearing masks is no longer mandatory.
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