Mandatory masks return to Chile: from when and where their use will be required

The use of mouth covers and masks will be mandatory in all emergency services in Chile starting Tuesday, a measure that seeks to address the imminent increase in respiratory diseases in the southern winter and that could be extended to other “public spaces or places with high concentration of people” to prevent outbreaks. “Since April 15, the use of masks is mandatory in public and private emergency rooms,” the Ministry of Health reported on its…

The compulsory use of masks, which was established in Chile and throughout the world during the covid pandemic, will return as an imposition by the health authorities of the South American country. The measure, which is derived from the preventive health alert declared by the Government of Gabriel Boric, is set for some specific places. The idea is to prevent the spread of the various viruses that circulate regularly during the winter, those tha…

Chile returns to the mandatory use of tapabocas, but only in the emergency services, this in view of the increase of respiratory diseases that are recorded in the country due to the arrival of autumn and low temperatures, EFE details. On March 24, the authorities had decreed a health alert and instructed the use of [...] The Chilean entry will use masks in public spaces to prevent virus proliferation was first published in Information Focus.

As of this Tuesday, April 15, the obligatory use of mask to prevent infections of respiratory diseases, whose infections tend to register an increase in the coldest months of the year, in autumn and especially in winter. The measure is part of the health alert that the Ministry of Health implemented during the last week of March and will remain in force until August 31, 2025, "or until the epidemiological conditions allow its suspension", the or…

In the framework of the Health Alert for Respiratory Viruses decreed on 25 March by the Ministry of Health and in order to protect the health of the community attending the various public and private emergency services of the region of Antofagasta and the whole country, the use was again established [...] This article The masks return nationwide including Antofagasta: Since this 15 April their use will be mandatory in emergency services was orig…

As a preventive measure in Los Angeles and at the country level, the compulsory use of masks was initiated at some points related to health centers, which seeks to reinforce the increase in viral diseases at this time of the year. In this autumn-winter season, respiratory diseases have a very high level, especially when they mainly affect children and older adults. In the face of this situation, and within the framework of the current "Healthy A…