With the increase of vaccination campaigns, in a good part of the countries the relief of the measures taken during the time when the epidemiological situation was deteriorating have started. But at a time when more and more people are being vaccinated and others are gaining immunity to Covid, wearing masks is a controversial topic.
Asked on Sunday by ABC News, the head of the US National Institute on Allergies and Infectious Diseases and the president's top medical adviser said that the more people are vaccinated, the easier the measures will be.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) eased guidance last month on wearing masks outdoors, but still advises both vaccinated and unvaccinated people to still wear masks indoors public, such as a mall, cinema or museum.
"We need to start being more tolerant, as a lot of people are being vaccinated," he said. Fauci.
On Sunday on "Face the Nation" on CBS, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the guidelines for wearing the mask should be eased now that Covid's risk is falling.
"Countries where the prevalence is low, vaccination rates are high and testing is happening, I think we can start removing these restrictions for indoor environments as well."
In an announcement dated May 7, the Minister of Health and Social Protection, Ogerta Manastirliu, said that Albania has left the red zone of Covid.
"Our country, based on epidemiological data, has emerged from the red zone, ie from the Covid risk zone, compared to other countries, both in the region and in Europe. This is thanks to the targeted measures and the effects of vaccination that, according to public health experts, are starting to be felt ", said Manastirliu.
Manastirliu said that our country has a decrease in the number of patients in hospitals as well as a decrease in infections. In updating the measures on May 5, the Technical Committee of Experts lifted the 14-day quarantine for those coming from Greece and Macedonia and allowed the opening of university auditoriums.
The measures for the free movement schedule (6: 00-22: 00) and the wearing of the mask did not change until a second moment. However, given the stable situation in the country, they are likely to be eased.
