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Even without a mandate, masks are the norm in Mexico City

People wear masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic in downtown Mexico City. (Fernando Llano/AP)
People wear masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic in downtown Mexico City. (Fernando Llano/AP)

In Mexico City, the federal government has never issued a mask mandate. Even so, masks seem to have become a habit.

NPR’s Eyder Peralta reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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