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Covid-19: Brazil Rio de Janeiro state to relax mask use

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - According to the bill, to be forwarded to governor Cláudio Castro for sanction, it will be up to the health authorities to define the appropriate time for this flexibility. A law requiring mask use has been in force in Rio de Janeiro since last year.

"We are going to relax the rules considering epidemiological and vaccine parameters. We see no risk in making it flexible in open places. We will allow this relaxation only in scenarios considered of low and moderate transmission risk or with 65% of the total or target population (over 12 years . . .

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