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Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike
- Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces due to a rise in respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, as confirmed by the health ministry.
- Two deaths from COVID-19 have been reported this week in Honduras, raising the total to six in 2025, according to health officials.
- The new mask mandate applies to various public places, and authorities are urging vaccinations against COVID-19 and influenza.
- Currently, there are five people hospitalized with suspected COVID-19 at Hospital Escuela.
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Honduras mandates face masks again as respiratory illnesses spike
Over five years after the COVID-19 outbreak, Honduras has reinstated mandatory mask wearing in public spaces amid a spike in respiratory illnesses and as a variant of the virus spreads through the Central American country.
TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS. The increase in demand for biosafety inputs, such as masks and alcohol, following the reactivation of mandatory measures by the Ministry of Health, has generated concern about possible abuses in prices, alerted doctors and consumer advocates. Dr. Carlos Umaña asked the Public Prosecutors’ Offices for [...]
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