05/01/2020 - 16:11
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From the zero hour of this Monday, May 4, it will also be mandatory to wear face masks to circulate or stay in public space . The goal is to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Until now, it only had to be used to travel on public transport or within public service units or commercial premises. But now you will have to put it on as soon as you leave home and even if you are just walking without making contact with other people. The fines for not doing so range from $ 10,700 to $ 79,180.
The announcement was made this Friday by the Buenos Aires government, from where they explained that the use of the mask is reinforced to reduce the spread of Covid-19 . The measure is taken in light of the growth in the number of cases and the increase in the movement of people on the street.
The main reason for the decision, they detailed, is that two out of three people have no symptoms or have mild symptoms. And the masked mask or homemade chinstrap reduces the possibility of asymptomatic infections.
Until now, wearing a mask was only mandatory on public transport, in commercial premises and in public service units. Photo: Maxi Failla
The resolution will come into effect at 0 am on Monday 4. From that moment the enforcement of the measure will begin and complaints will be received at 147. The fine for not wearing face masks ranges from 500 fixed units ($ 10,700) to 3,700 units. fixed ($ 79,180). For businesses, there may also be a closure or disqualification sanction.
The obligation to wear face masks to enter or stay in commercial premises, in public service units and in means of transportation within the City began to apply on April 15. At that time, the Buenos Aires Government had already recommended its use at all times as a preventive measure.
Starting Monday, it will also be mandatory to wear face masks in public spaces. Until now, doing so was only a recommendation. Photo: Guillermo Rodríguez Adami
"It is very useful because the virus has a high capacity of transmissibility and is present even in people who have been infected but do not have symptoms," they explained. They also detailed that a face mask means any item of home-made manufacture with scarves and cloths that covers the mouth, nose and chin. And they clarified that they do not need masks or chinstraps.
Colón theater volunteers making masks. EFE / Javier Castro Bugarín
Since then, several entrepreneurs and even haute couture designers have been making different models of masks.
Chinstraps N ° 95 are reserved only for health personnel
Meanwhile, the commercialization in the City of the N95 sanitary masks to anyone who does not prove that they are a professional or personal health is still prohibited . It is a model authorized by the National Administration of Medicines, Foods and Medical Technology for medical use and, therefore, it seeks not to supply the market.