The Education secretary in conjunction with the Health Secretary They are analyzing whether the start of the next school cycle is made mandatory use of face masksbefore him increase in cases generated by the Covid-19 in Tamaulipas.
According to the authorities, the objective is to continue protecting the minors against this disease, which has caused several deaths in the past.
The holder of the You start in Tampico and Madero, Nicolas Berumen Avalosexplained that after a study by these two agencies, at the moment it is considered suggested use the use of said resource in people who have to go to health units, in order to minimize the situation.
“It is very important to tell the population to protect themselves, Covid is a disease that is here to stay, we know that the virus has the property of replicating and mutating, so currently the use of face masks in hospitals, clinics, laboratories, public and private offices is only a suggestion.“, he said.
The interviewee indicated that, so far, people are asked to use it where there is a large concentration of people, although this does not make it mandatory.
“Let’s hope that the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Health come to an agreement and give the instructions to follow.“, said.
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He added that “It will be possible to make a statement based on the incidents and as soon as we have news about it, we will be able to make it known in a timely manner.”, so it is being analyzed whether the indication will be mandatory or just a suggestion.
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Currently in Tamaulipas there is a report of 68 cases of Covid-19 confirmed until the epidemiological week 30in addition to nine deaths due to the virus also known as SARS-CoV-2, with children, young people and the elderly being the most vulnerable to the disease.
