The street thinks: “The mask will not disappear, at least for now”

With the removal of the covid-19 restrictions, which take effect on Thursday at midnight, doubts arise about the possibility of remove the mandatory use of masks. Citizens have disparate opinions. “The virus has not died so people should continue to wear the masks “, defends, for example, Jaime, in the Collblanc market, in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.” Time heals everything, now people consider that wearing a mask is a good thing but in the long run when they get used to going without, “says Joan, for her part. These are some of the testimonies collected in the popular market. The vast majority of citizens support the use of the nasobucal cover, especially in places with a large crowd of people.

“This has come to stay it goes with the thinking of each one, but where there are large concentrations of people I think we should keep wearing it “, says Jaime, another of the many who defend the use of the mask, especially in closed places with large numbers of people. Some citizens like Patricia do not trust the removal of the mask for at least some time. “This is going on for a long time. Surely in the future the virus will remain like a flu but many people will continue to carry it,” he says. Eva, for her part, assures that she would not remove the mask even if its use was no longer mandatory. “I’m not going to take off the mask for a while, society is not entirely responsible yet, in nightclubs you are supposed to wear it but just by consuming it allows you to take it off”, he says. .

Moussana, however, is one of the few users who yes I would stop using the mask when it is no longer mandatory. “Currently you have to take it but as soon as they take it off I will stop using it. People need to breathe and return to normality,” he says, as did José and María Pilar, who stopped using it in places where it is not mandatory to wear it. . “Since July I have not put it on again. I have one on me because it is necessary to enter the shops but it is necessary to return to normality,” says José. “The mask is very safe but on the street I no longer wear it. It is a good measure against other diseases and it is something that will cost us all to take off”, says María Pilar.

However, most citizens they fear that the virus could become very dangerous again and they prefer not to risk it. “In closed spaces, the mask will continue to be used. There is still fear, there are people who are very aware that despite everything they will continue to protect themselves,” says Susana, who, like Albert, still do not feel safe without its use. “I am vaccinated but I am still afraid, I do not go to clubs, I only go from home to work and vice versa and I always wear the mask. I do not think they will remove the restriction of wearing a mask, this will last for years,” he says.

And it is that despite being vaccinated, many citizens still think that it is betterr go cautiously down the street. “Even if we are vaccinated, we must continue to be careful. Even if they say that the covid no longer exists, I will continue to take it. I only take it off if there is no one on the street,” says Pedro Pablo. “In order to remove the masks it is necessary for the entire population to be vaccinated, so I do not think that in the short term we will take it off if we are not with our bubble,” Angela clarifies.

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Even with the elimination of the covid-19 restrictions, the inhabitants are still afraid of exposing themselves, especially in places with a large confluence of people, such as José Luis who defends its use depending on the situation. “In according what situations are we going to continue taking it. The subway or hospitals are crowded areas where it will cost us more to get rid of it “, or like Giovanni who defends the safety distance between people when it comes to socializing” My children no longer wear masks at school. It is true that we have adopted new customs, especially from a distance. I have a little girl who doesn’t have to carry her and I don’t want anyone to approach her because even though the pandemic is better, I’m still afraid, “he says.