In response to the pandemic, mask use will be mandatory in Buenos Aires.
Starting Wednesday (14), the use of masks will be mandatory for anyone wishing to enter or remain in commercial premises, in public service organisations and in means of transport.
Sputnik - The use of masks will be mandatory for everyone on public transport and in shops, Buenos Aires Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announced on Monday (13).
Starting on Wednesday (14), the wearing masks It will be mandatory for anyone wishing to enter or remain in commercial premises, public service organizations, and means of transport.
Anyone who fails to comply the rule You will be subject to fines ranging from US$151 to US$1.212.
Businesses that do not adopt the use of masks may be closed, the mayor of Buenos Aires announced.
"The measure stems from the finding that two out of every three people who have coronavirus are asymptomatic, so there may be people on the street who are contagious without knowing it, therefore the use of face masks is very important," said Rodríguez Larreta.
According to a compiled data by Johns Hopkins University, to Argentina There are 2.208 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 97 deaths caused by the disease.