COVID-19 in Peru: Government formalizes optional use of masks in regions with 80% of three doses of vaccines as of May 1 RMMN state of emergency | LIME

The Executive Branch made official this Saturday, April 23, the optional use of masks in those regions of the country with 80% of its population with the three doses of the coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19).

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through the Supreme Decree Nº 041-2022-PCMpublished in an extraordinary edition of the Legal Standards bulletin of the Official Gazette El Peruano, the restrictions on the exercise of rights were modified.

“In the departments that have 80% vaccination coverage against COVID-19 of people aged 60 years and over with 3 doses and 80% vaccination coverage against COVID-19 of people aged 12 years and over with 2 dose, the use of masks in open spaces is optional, provided that physical or body distancing is guaranteed, measures that could be modified according to the epidemiological context.says the norm.

The use of a KN95 face maskor failing that, a three-fold surgical mask and on top of it a community mask (fabric), to circulate on the roads. public use and indoors.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health (Sometimes) through a ministerial resolution, it will periodically determine the departments that meet said requirements and other details that may be necessary.

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Likewise, violators of sanitary provisions and the state of emergency who have not complied with paying the imposed fine, are prevented from carrying out any procedure before any State entity.

In the same way, it was arranged that only those over 5 years of age who present their physical or virtual card that certifies having received, in Peru and / or abroad, the first and second dose of vaccination against the COVID-19additionally requiring the third dose for those over 18 years of age.

In all cases, the permanent use of a KN95 mask is mandatory, or failing that, a three-fold surgical mask and a community mask (fabric) on top of it.

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Finally, it was extended state of emergency nationwide for a period of 31 calendar days, from May 1. During it, various constitutional rights related to freedom and security, the inviolability of the home, and freedom of assembly and movement are restricted.

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