Masks in transport: Simón predicts the end of masks in transport “for next week or the week after”.

The director of the Center for Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health (CCAES), Fernando Simón, assured this Wednesday that the end of the masks in transport will arrive “soon” and in ” very short ” time, for “next week or the week after”..

“The decision is not mine alone and the proposals come from technicians, experts and the autonomous communities.“, the head of health alerts told journalists in Zaragoza, where he is taking part in the round table “Truth and lies, the binary code of democracy”, organized by the LAAAB of the Aragonese executive.

So far, the recommendation in the caveat document was as follows. to maintain them out of prudence until the end of the acute infection season, around March, and pending the impact of the epidemic of infections in China following the abandonment of the Covid zero strategy.

But in recent weeks they have resumed the debate – which is still ongoing – given the stability of the epidemiological situation in Spain, which the end-of-year celebrations have not altered, according to sources in this technical body. , who confided in Efe.

In fact, Simón indicated that what happened “in recent weeks in China has complicated the situation”.Despite this, he said the removal of face masks is imminent: “I think in a very short time, I don’t know if it will be next week or the week after, the mandatory use of face masks will be removed” .

But the director of the CCAES made it clear that “the use of masks is imminent”.the message is not that the mask is going to be removed, but that the population must now be much more responsible”..

” When we have symptoms, we need to use them responsibly. and whether we are at risk or vulnerable groups as well. We need to understand that our health in some way affects the health of others, especially when it comes to an infectious disease,” he added.