WITH EFFECT FROM SUNDAY 17TH JULY, 2022, THE GOVERNMENT’S MASK-WEARING MANDATE WILL COME TO AN END

WITH EFFECT FROM SUNDAY 17TH JULY, 2022, GOVERNMENT’S MASK-WEARING MANDATE WILL COME TO AN END, SAID MINISTER OF HEALTH TERRANCE DEYALSINGH.

• ACCORDING TO MINISTER DEYALSINGH, THE MANDATORY WEARING OF MASKS WILL ONLY REMAIN IN FORCE AT HEALTH INSTITUTIONS.
• HOWEVER, HE GAVE RECOMMENDATIONS ON A FEW CATEGORIES OF PERSONS WHO SHOULD EXERCISE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY BUT SUCH WILL BE UP TO ONE’S PERSONAL CHOICE.
THE MINISTER OF HEALTH, TERRANCE DEYALSINGH ANNOUNCED THE FOLLOWING AT WEDNESDAY’S MEDIA BRIEFING.

• MASK MANDATE TO BE LIFTED FROM SUNDAY 17TH JULY.
• MASKING WILL REMAIN MANDATORY AT HEALTH CARE FACILITIES.
• RISK-BASED RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE MADE REGARDING WHO SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS AND CIRCUMSTANCES/ SITUATIONS WHERE THEY OUGHT TO BE WORN.
• DETAILS OF THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEDNESDAY.
• UNDER THE BROAD FRAMEWORK RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE MADE FOR THE FOLLOWING 4 GROUPS TO CONTINUE TO WEAR MASKS:

1. UNVACCINATED
2. IMMUNO-COMPROMISED
3. ELDERLY
4. PREGNANT
   PERSONS WHO LIVE WITH THESE PERSONS SHOULD CONSIDER CONTINUING TO WEAR MASKS ALSO.

CONTINUATION OF MASKING IS RECOMMENDED AT THE FOLLOWING:

1. GERIATRIC HOMES
2. CHILDREN’S HOME
3. AREAS INDOORS WITH INADEQUATE VENTILATION WHERE IT’S DIFFICULT TO PRACTICE PROPER SOCIAL DISTANCING EG. PUBLIC TRANSPORT, AIRLINES
4. RELIGIOUS SERVICES.