RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Attention beach-lovers seeking a break from the pandemic: Rio de Janeiro is lifting its Covid-19 mask requirement for outdoor areas effective from Thursday, the state's governor said, as once-pandemic-battered Brazil advances quickly with vaccinations.
"We are going to relax the requirement on wearing masks outdoors, which is cause for celebration," Governor Claudio Castro wrote on Twitter. "More than a year and a half after the state of public emergency was declared over the pandemic, this is an important victory for us all."Masks will now be required in the Brazilian tourism capital only in indoor public spaces.The capital Brasilia meanwhile plans to lift its outdoor mask mandate on November 3.
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