Recommendation on the use of the face masks for citizens of Jyväskylä over 15 years of age

During this week 37 new positive COVID-19 cases has been reported from the Jyväskylä healthcare. At the moment the incidence rate of the disease in Jyväskylä is 36,5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in last 7 days.

Due the increase in the number of positive COVID-19 test results in Jyväskylä the use of face masks is recommended in the following settings for the next two weeks:

• In public spaces and events where close contacts cannot always be avoided. Recommendation applies to outdoor events and tournaments where the safety distance of 1–2 metres is not possible.
• In secondary schools (including general upper secondary schools) and higher education institutions.
• On public transport where close contacts cannot always be avoided.
• Persons travelling to a COVID-19 testing facility and awaiting the test results, if it is necessary for them to move outside the home.
• Passengers arriving in Finland from a high-risk area while moving from the point of entry to the place of quarantine or if it is necessary to move outside the home during the quarantine.

Public spaces and events where mask use is recommended:

• Shops and shopping malls
• Gaming and betting shops
• Post offices, banks, libraries and similar indoor spaces
• Facilities for physical activities, exercise and sports venues and audience areas (at least in the public areas and dressing rooms)
• Swimming pools, outdoor swimming pools, spas and saunas (public areas and dressing rooms)
• Churches and other religious community spaces
• Concert halls and other live music venues
• Theatres and other performance venues
• Cinemas and other venues for screening films and audiovisual works
• Museums and galleries
• Amusement and theme parks and other indoor attractions
• Festivals, fairs and markets if held indoors
• Conference and exhibition centres and facilities for organising meetings, trade fairs and other similar events

When it is not possible to keep a safe distance at contact teaching, the teacher will provide masks at the beginning of the session for students. Other than that, everyone will wear their own masks at campus.