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Governor João Doria (PSDB) declared that the use of masks will be mandatory throughout the state of São Paulo starting next Thursday, May 7. The measure will be valid for people who walk the streets and other public places. The use of masks on public transport became mandatory on Monday (4).
“The government of the state of São Paulo publishes a decree tomorrow, Tuesday May 5, which makes the use of masks compulsory throughout the state of São Paulo, for all citizens who walk or walk or go anywhere in the world. Measure which will take effect from May 7, “said Doria.
“The regulation on possible punishments for those who disobey this measure will be the responsibility of the municipalities,” declared the governor. Municipal administrations will decide on the application of sanctions, including fines, to those who break the rule.
Mayor Bruno Covas (PSDB) said that a regulation will define what the inspection will be like in São Paulo. “Until day 6, the day before the measure begins in the state of São Paulo, the measure in the city of São Paulo, we will define in the city of São Paulo whether GCM or the inspectors of the sub-prefectures will carry out this inspection . a fine will be imposed on people or establishments that allow them to enter without masks, “he said.
In this second (4), more than 8,500 patients were hospitalized in Intensive Care Units (ICU) or wards.
The most restrictive measures in traffic and the use of masks begin to work in São Paulo
According to the governor, if the state had not been socially isolated since March, São Paulo would have 26,000 deaths from the coronavirus.
“If we had not made the isolation since March 24, the forecast and that in SP we would have more than 26 thousand deaths,” he said.
This Sunday (3), the social isolation rate was 59%, according to the Intelligent Monitoring System (SIMI-SP).
People with protective masks against the new coronaviruses at São Paulo International Airport – Photo: Andre Penner / AP
The number of deaths from coronavirus in the state of São Paulo rose to 2,627 this Sunday (3), according to the Secretary of State Health. 31,772 confirmed cases illness In the last 24 hours, 41 new deaths and 598 new confirmed cases in the cities of São Paulo.
The new number of cases represents an increase of 1.92% in relation to 31,174 announced on Saturday (2). Deaths, on the other hand, grew 1.6% in relation to the 2,586 registered until the previous day.
According to the secretariat, the number of youth and adults who died with the new coronavirus increased 18 times in a month. Among the 2,627 deaths this Sunday, 693 victims were under the age of 60 (26% of the total). On April 4, there were only 37 (14%), out of a total of 260 deaths.
However, despite the increase, most of the mortality is still concentrated among the elderly. Of the 2,627 deaths recorded, 1,034 are from the elderly.
Advancement of cases outside the capital
Although the capital still concentrates the highest absolute number of deaths, 153 cities out of a total of 645 municipalities in the state have already registered at least one death from coronavirus. The cases of the disease have already been confirmed in residents of 332 municipalities.
According to the São Paulo government, the concern of the health authorities at this time is the rapid advance of the disease among the municipalities of the interior.