The University of São Paulo (USP), the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) and the Universidade Estadual Paulista, decided to maintain the mandatory use of masks on campus, even in the face of the decision of the government of São Paulo, which released the use of masks in closed environments last week.
The government had determined that the use be mandatory only in health services and public transport, being optional in other environments.
USP detailed that the use of a mask will be mandatory for the entire “student and faculty body, technical-administrative staff, service providers and visitors in the closed environments of the University, including classrooms, auditoriums, museums, laboratories, libraries, public service areas and administrative sectors of the University”.
The rectory also recommends that the mask be used outdoors in cases of agglomeration. Protections must be made with N95 or surgical masks.
The rectory also recommends that the mask be used outdoors in cases of agglomeration. Protections must be made with the types: N95 or surgical.
Unicamp’s Scientific Committee on Coronavirus Contingency has guided that the reduction of new cases, hospitalizations and deaths resulting from Covid-19, in the three municipalities where the university has campuses, allows for the easing of the mandatory use of masks in open spaces, however. , indoors the utensil is mandatory.
“The return to face-to-face classes, with a large influx of people at the University, suggests prudence regarding its use in closed spaces, such as classrooms, laboratories and administrative areas, as well as inside public transport”, they wrote in a publication.
On the other hand, Unesp, which resumed face-to-face activities on March 7, states that it will be necessary to present the vaccination passport and the use of a face protection mask in closed or open environments.
“In particular, regarding the use of a mask, the University supports the position that all people should continue to wear a mask on campus and in all 34 university units, regardless of whether they are indoors or outdoors,” he said in a note.
The flexibility, decreed by Governor João Doria (PSDB), exempts the use of masks, with the exception of public transport – and their respective access places, such as subway stations – and in places intended for the provision of health services.
Mayor Ricardo Nunes and Secretary of Health for the municipality of São Paulo, Edson Aparecido, announced that the capital must follow the state decision and also abolish masks in closed places.
Source: CNN Brasil
