Italian Prime Minister announced the need to wear masks before the advent of vaccines against coronavirus

Giuseppe Conte also confirmed that before the end of the week the government will present a plan for gradual exit from the quarantine, starting from may 4.

ROME, April 21. /TASS/. the Need to wear masks and other personal protection will be one of the conditions for the return of Italy to a normal life in the conditions of preservation of the danger of coronavirus in the absence of vaccine. This was announced on Tuesday Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, speaking in the Senate (the upper house of Parliament).

“In the current sanitary conditions, the government has developed a strategy of five points. And the first of them — the preservation of social distancing and the use of proper protective equipment and until then, until adequate treatment and vaccine [from mers]“, — said Conte.

the head of the government confirmed that before the end of the week will present a plan for gradual exit from the quarantine, since 4 may. “There will be new rules concerning social distancing, because we understand how difficult it is for citizens to continue to follow all the rules aimed at halting the spread of infection”, he added.

the Number of infected with the coronavirus in Italy exceeded 181 thousand., out of which over 24 thousand died from the effects of diseases caused by it and almost 49 thousand was cured.