Wearing a mask will no longer be compulsory outdoors from Thursday in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Governor Claudio Castro announced on Wednesday, October 27, a measure made possible by the progress of vaccination against Covid-19.
“We are going to make wearing masks more flexible outdoors and that is a cause for celebration.
More than a year and a half after the declaration of the state of calamity due to the pandemic, it is an important victory for all ”
, rejoiced the governor on Twitter.
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Masks will only be mandatory in closed places open to the public,
"thanks to the progress of vaccination and the low rate of transmission"
of Covid-19.
In the city of Rio, nightclubs and concert halls will be allowed to reopen, with a gauge at 50% of their capacity.
In Brasília, the lifting of the mandatory outdoor mask must come into force from 3 November.
Authorities in Sao Paulo, the country's largest metropolis, are considering doing the same, but no date has yet been announced.
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More than 68,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with a death rate of 394 per 100,000, well above the national average (288 per 100,000).
But the daily number of new deaths has fallen sharply in recent weeks thanks to the advance of vaccination, with more than 65% of people having followed a complete vaccination course in the city of Rio.
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