The mayor of New York announced how long a double mask should be used to protect against coronavirus

Five million were vaccinated in June. That is the milestone of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio set as a target and at the same time a requirement to allow the end of the use of two masks

“Keep doing exactly what you do until June”the official said, adding that wear two masks instead of one“We can follow this recommendation for a while depending on what happens,” he said.

De Blasio explained that the recommendation to wear two masks until June is because of this authorities believe it will be if they manage to get five million people vaccinated against the coronavirus, as reported by the US television network ABC

“By June, we want to reach the five million fully vaccinated New Yorkers and it is the first time that we are considering changing the rules for masks,” he said. “We are very concerned about the variants, they are a major risk factor”added.

The main person responsible for the fight against COVID-19 disease in the United States, Anthony Fauci, stated that a few weeks ago it is recommended that the population wear two masks instead of one to increase protection against the virus

“It is a physical cover to prevent drops and viruses from entering. If they have a physical cover with one layer and put another on top, it makes sense that this is probably more effective.Fauci said.

The United States is the country most affected by the pandemic in global numbers 28,261,585 fallen and 502,660 deathsNationally, New York state is one of the most affected countries in the country 1,604,892 infections and 47,037 deaths, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.

Worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the number of deaths from coronavirus decreased by 20% last week from the previous, which is part of a broader trend that also includes a decline in the number of cases worldwide.

The slowdown in both cases and deaths follows an increase in infections during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but it also coincides with a increase in vaccinated people, especially in the United States and Europe

According to WHO, almost last week 66,000 deaths worldwide due to complications related to the coronavirus, which marks the third consecutive week of declining numbers. The number of new cases also decreased 11% for the sixth consecutive week, the agency noted, bringing total coronavirus positives to more than 110 million since the start of the pandemic.

The decrease in incidence was especially notable in North and South America (-19%), the Western Pacific (-9%), Europe (-7%) and the Eastern Mediterranean (-7%) The death rate in these regions also decreased by 23%, 6%, 19% and 3%, respectively. The decrease in mortality was also recorded in Africa (-20%) and Southeast Asia (-6%).

In the past week, these were the five countries that reported the highest number of new cases United States (480,467 positives), Brazil (316,221), France (131,179), Russia (92,843) and India (86,711)

(With information from Europa Press)

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