The government was resumed without much resistance from the people who moved to the capital. The measure was adopted after the new peak of covid-19 cases
This Saturday, 26, first day of resumption of the mandatory use of masks on public transport in São Paulo, most users of subway and bus complied with the rule without resistance. The report of Stage passed by four metro stations and bus stops scattered around the city.
“I would say that 70% of people are already entering with a mask,” says Katia Nogueira, operator of the Marechal Deodoro station. She and another colleague used the public listening system (loudspeaker) to reinforce the measurement. “Because there are still a lot of people without masks, it’s difficult to approach one by one, so we use public hearing,” she says. A poster at the station entrance informed of the return of the obligation to wear a mask.
At the same station, security guard Jorge Custódio carried a pack of masks to distribute to those who didn’t have one. The guideline of the Metro is that, on the first day of the mandatory return, no one is excluded. “We were informed on Thursday that it would be mandatory again.” Custódio says many of the people appearing without a mask are visitors from outside São Paulo. “Many people come from within to shop and have no way of knowing about the change.”
At the turnstile of the Higienópolis-Mackenzie station, sales consultant Carlos Meirelles asked the kiosk where to find masks for sale and was helped by a security guard who took two masks out of his pocket for Meirelles and his partner.
Cleaning assistant Renata Pereira was waiting for the wagon to arrive at Pinheiros station without the mask. She said she’s not against returning it, but she feels “short of breath while using it.” “If they ask me, I’ll put it on, I have it in my pocket”. The report noted that, inside the carriages, compliance with the rule was being strengthened, but there were still many people without protection. Many have lowered the mask as soon as they get off the train, always inside the subway structures.
At the bus stop on Avenida Angélica, four people were waiting at the bus stop and all of them were already wearing a mask before boarding the bus. One of them, day laborer Rita Nogueira, said she never stopped wearing a mask, even after her release. “My mother and brother died of covid”.
In a note, the Metropolitan Transport Secretariat specified that “agents and inspectors of the operating companies guide the passengers, who are also informed through sound alerts, TV, social networks, indicator signs on the buses, panels in the stations and on the carriages” .
The secretariat also reported that “passengers without a mask are approached right at the entrance to the stations and terminals by inspectors, who ask to wear the accessory before entering the system. company. The correct use of the mask is required and, in case of refusal, the passenger is removed from the system”.
The STM and the State Government believe it is essential that the population is fully immunized to ensure greater protection against coronavirus and reiterate that the only way to mitigate the effects of the virus is to ensure immunization with doses available in all health facilities in the state.
SPTrans, head of the capital’s bus system, said the teams on the ground are monitoring compliance with the measures and “if irregularities are found, the responsible company will be fined according to the terms of the concession agreement”.
“All companies have been informed, with a circular, of the start of the mandatory use of masks inside municipal public transport buses, starting this Saturday 26. The document also underlines the need to identify vehicles with stickers which inform that boarding will only be allowed with the use of a mask.The concessionary companies have the obligation to guide drivers and collectors correctly.
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