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The Austrian government has ordered the mandatory use of face masks for all citizens who go shopping in supermarkets, in a new measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

" It is not part of our culture, it will be a great change , but it is necessary to take this step. We must reduce the transmission of the coronavirus," explained Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.

In Austria, the first European country to force the use of face masks in shops and supermarkets, 9,000 cases of coronavirus have been registered so far, while the number of deaths now exceeds one hundred.

The use of masks to make the purchase is not part of the recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO) as long as the distance measures of up to 2 meters are respected, but "it is clear that this disease is very lethal and we must do the impossible so that they are as few as possible "declared Kurz, and recalled that the use of masks does not replace other recommendations

The Government calculates that the measure may take effect once the supermarkets receive the supplies of masks necessary to meet the demand of those who come to make the purchase. The sale will take place at the entrance to the premises and the consumer will be responsible for the expenses.

"Tart of basic masks that do not give the protection required by health personnel, but will prevent people who are carriers of the virus and asymptomatic from spreading it, " said Kurz, adding that these masks will not be expensive.

Austria has adopted strong restrictions on its citizens to prevent the spread of the pandemic and the collapse of the health system, which, if the rising contagion curve continues, as is the case, could happen in mid-April, according to experts.

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