Name: The number of people not using masks against Covid-19 is growing
Uploaded: 2022-08-29
Duration: 1 min 40 s
Description: With the reduction in Covid-19 cases, Brazilians are increasingly abandoning the use of protective masks against the virus - in most public spaces it is no longer mandatory. Only 16% of people continue to use the item in closed and open places, according to data from a survey by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in Brazil.

The number of people not using masks against Covid-19 is growing

By Barbara Pereira / 29/08/2022 / 1 minute reading

With the reduction in Covid-19 cases, Brazilians are increasingly abandoning the use of protective masks against the virus - in most public spaces it is no longer mandatory. Only 16% of people continue to use the item in closed and open places, according to data from a survey by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) in Brazil.

To give you an idea, last year, the percentage of people who wore masks in open and closed places was 55%.

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From April to July this year, the percentage of Brazilians who said they only use masks in closed places – 53% to 52% – remained stable and that of those who use protection both in closed and open places fell from 29% to 16%.

The survey also highlighted the environments in which the majority of people still use a protective mask: on public transport (55%) and in the supermarket (49%).

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It is worth remembering that the mask serves to protect against other diseases.

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Recently, the city of São Paulo and the Municipal Department of Education (SME) – through the operational technical committee to combat against monkeypox – disclosed that proper use of the item helps control the disease.

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