El Agustino: In the midst of the fourth wave, many citizens are not wearing masks at the Puente Nuevo bus stop. [VIDEO]

in full fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, many citizens do not use face mask in open spaces or, even worse, in public transport, found a team RPP News for a tour of the city of Lima.

Our correspondent arrived this morning at Location of the New Bridgein the El Agustino area, one of the busiest in Lima, noting that many citizens are ignoring the advice and driving on public roads without masks.

While most take proper care of themselves, even wearing a double mask, there is a significant percentage of citizens who irresponsibly risk their lives by moving around unprotected.

There are also those who wear a mask, but put it on poorly; either simply by covering the mouth or under the chin, which does not provide minimal protection against coronavirus.

It is worth noting that public transport runs full of passengers, so there is no social distance. For this reason, the use of a mask is becoming more relevant as it provides protection against infection with COVID-19.

Mandatory mask?

Head of Cabinet, Hannibal Torresnoted last Wednesday that the government had not taken action to reintroduce mandatory mask use in public places, despite the fact that the Minister of Health, Jorge Lopezmentioned the opposite a few days ago.

However, he recommended its use: “We could not force them now, because it restricts the freedom of people at a time when most citizens have already been vaccinated or most have already been vaccinated.” COVID-19″.

It is worth noting that the percentage of those vaccinated with the first and second doses is much higher than 80% of the target population. However, the percentage of those who received the third dose is only 65%, and the percentage of those who received the fourth dose drops to 20%.