Outdoor masks, mandatory stop from 11 February: ordinance

From 11 February stop to the obligation of outdoor masks. From Friday it will be mandatory to wear the mask only indoors. The ordinance signed by the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza provides for this. “Until March 31, 2022 it is mandatory throughout the country to wear respiratory protection devices in indoor places other than private homes “, reads the provision.

The ordinance also specifies that the obligation “does not exist when, due to the characteristics of the places or the factual circumstances, isolation from non-cohabiting persons is continuously guaranteed. In any case, the protocols and the anti-contagion guidelines envisaged for economic, productive, administrative and social activities, as well as the guidelines for the consumption of food and drinks in public places or places open to the public “.

“The provisions on the use of respiratory protection devices – continues the document – can in any case be waived only in application of protocols validated by the Technical-Scientific Committee”. It is also specified that the use of the mask “complements and does not replace the other measures of protection from contagion”.

OBLIGATION TO BRING MASKS WITH YOU – It is mandatory, until March 31, to always carry the mask with you and also wear it outdoors in the event of a crowd, according to the provisions of the ordinance.

“Without prejudice to what is otherwise provided for by specific laws or specific health protocols or guidelines, in outdoor places – reads the document – it is mandatory throughout the national territory to always have respiratory protection devices with you and to wear them where there are gatherings or crowds“.

NO MASKS DURING SPORTS ACTIVITIES – During the sporting arrival it is not mandatory to wear anti-Covid protective masks, underlines the ordinance signed by the Minister of Health. The provision also reminds that “children under the age of six; people with pathologies or disabilities incompatible with the use of the mask, as well as people who have to communicate are not obliged to wear respiratory protection devices. with a disabled person so that they cannot make use of the device “.