The Community of Madrid last week anticipated the debate on the use of masks in the playground after its president announced that the obligation would be removed, a matter clarified by the Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero, which clarified that this would be done as a 1.5 meters of safety distance, in accordance with state regulations.
The standard is already published in the Official Gazette of the Community of Madrid, for which it enters into force as of today, and establishes that in early childhood education centers, elementary, high school, high school, professional training and extracurricular activities (such as languages ​​or dance), the use of masks will not be mandatory. in the periods of . which are carried out outdoors, as long as this interpersonal safety distance is respected.
The use of masks will not be mandatory during recess if it is done outdoors and the safety distance of 1.5 meters is respected
After the announcement of Isabel Diaz Ayuso Last Thursday, the presentation of the alert, made up of specialists and technicians in epidemiology, began to study the situation of infections by Covid-19 in schools so that Health and Autonomous Communities can review this Wednesday the measures in educational centers, especially those related to the flexibility of masks in spaces such as the playground.
Thus, Madrid’s approach opened the door for this measure to be extended to the entire Spanish territory in the near future, although in some communities the measure is viewed with suspicion, as it the incidence in children under 11 years old, because they are not vaccinated, is the highest in Spain (55.5 cases per 100,000 to 14 days) and has recovered since last week in several communities.
Elimination of recessed masks
According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, Basque country (111.6), Navarre (106.4), Balearic (85.6) and Aragon (71.4) are the territories with the higher incidence of infections in children, while in the Community of Madrid it is 69.4, after a slight increase of 4 points in the last week.
The Basque Country, Navarre, the Balearic Islands and Aragon are the territories with the highest incidence of infections in children
If, on Wednesday, it finally opts for its elimination at a recess, this will be done jointly after an agreement between the Health and the Autonomous Communities, which may adopt the same formula as the Community of Madrid.
Ayuso’s announcement last Thursday provoked censorship by the Ministry of Health for announcing the measure without prior agreement in the competent bodies. However, on Friday it was learned that experts at the alert presentation are already studying the situation of covid-19 infections in schools to review the measures.
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