Brasilia 18 August : Brazil’s National Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has canceled the compulsory use of masks for face in airports and on flights. But, Anvisa said it continues to advocate using of facial masks as well as social distancing because they are effective strategies to limit the risk of transmission of diseases, as reported by Xinhua news agency.
“Given the current health situation masks that were previously used as a collective health measure will now be utilized for individual protection of masks that were initially used as an overall health measure is now an individual measure of protection,” it said.
In May, Anvisa authorised the resumption of food service on airlines as well as the maximum capacity for passengers, but continued to allow the use of masks for face protection for planes, as well as in the restricted areas of airports.
Since the onset of the pandemic in the early 2020s The South American country had registered 34.2 million cases of Covid-19, and 682,010 deaths with an average of 176 deaths per day in the past week.
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