Mozambique: Requirement to Wear Masks Lifted in Most Places

Maputo — The Mozambican government has removed the requirement that citizens should wear face masks in closed and crowded spaces.

Addressing the nation on Wednesday night, President Filipe Nyusi said that, in general, wearing masks is no longer obligatory.

There are exceptions, however. Masks must still be worn when visiting health units, laboratories, pharmacies and the like. They are also obligatory inside old people’s homes. Anyone displaying respiratory symptoms suggestive of Covid-19 should…