Peru, which has the highest mortality rate from Covid-19 in the world, approved this Wednesday that the use of a mask on the streets is “optional” in regions with more than 80% of the population vaccinated with three doses, the chief said. of cabinet, Aníbal Torres.
The regions of Lima, Ica (south) and Ancash (north) meet this requirement, according to the Ministry of Health. The measure must be published as a decree to enter into force and remove the mandatory use of mask, which has been in force for 24 months.
So far, more than 80% of the population over 12 years of age has been vaccinated with two doses (almost 26 million people), and 72.9% of the target population has received the booster dose, according to official data.
Opposition politicians in March called on the government to end the mandatory use of the mask outdoors, which would contribute to the “progressive return of citizens to a healthy and productive everyday life”, according to them.
After a peak of nearly 50,000 infections a day on average in the third week of January, the number of cases dropped to a daily average of 491 last week, according to official data.
With 33 million inhabitants, Peru accumulates more than 3.5 million cases of Covid and more than 212 thousand deaths.
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