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Face masks are made mandatory at two hospitals in Spain’s Valencia amid a surge in COVID cases
WITH a recent rise in new Covid-19 cases, two Valencia hospitals have reintroduced mandatory masks wearing in parts of their buildings.
All this comes with...
Spain’s health minister floats idea of scrapping mask use in healthcare settings
MORE THAN three years after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Spain, the health minister has suggested that the time may have arrived to remove...
LISTED: Places face masks are still compulsory in Spain
AS of last Wednesday, February 8, wearing a face mask on public transport in Spain is no longer compulsory.
The Council of Ministers approved the...
Spain’s Cabinet to do away with coronavirus masks on public transport on February 7
THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet...
Spain’s leader of health emergencies Fernando Simón announces imminent farewell to obligatory masks in public transport
THE leader of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Fernando Simon has announced that the end of masks in transport will come...
Experts advising Spain’s Health Ministry are finally ready to scrap face masks on public transport
THE GROUP of experts advising the Spanish Health Ministry has agreed that the time has finally come for face coverings to no longer be...
Spanish travel sector slams government for maintaining mask requirement on flights
REPRESENTATIVES from Spain’s travel industry have railed against the government for keeping in place the obligatory use of masks on public transport, including on...
Spain’s Andalucia considers maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres ‘forever’
MASKS will continue to be mandatory inside health care centres and on public transport in Andalucia, health expert has said.
According to the spokesperson for...
Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to remain face mask free for next school year
MASKS will not be compulsory in Andalucian schools during the next school year.
According to the recommendations drawn up by the Junta, face masks use...
Spain’s Andalucia ditches face masks in schools
SCHOOLCHILDREN in Andalucia are no longer required to wear face masks in the classrooms.
Just hours after the publication this Wednesday, April 20, in the...
Businessmen to face court over controversial Madrid Covid-19 PPE deal which paid for luxury cars and a yacht in...
A Madrid court will pursue a corruption case involving two businessmen over a €14.2 million PPE contract with Madrid City Council.
The deal was struck...
Spain to drop compulsory face masks indoors ‘very soon’
SPAIN’S prime minister has announced that the wearing of face masks in an indoor setting will soon no longer be required.
Pedro Sanchez announced that...
Masks in schools in Spain’s Andalucia no longer be mandatory once ‘80% of children have been vaccinated’
ANDALUCIAN schools will be able to ease up on their mask policies once "80% of children have been vaccinated" the Deputy Regional Minister of...
Spain and Italy, only European countries to maintain outdoor face mask rule
SPAIN will be one of the last European countries to eliminate the mandatory outdoor face mask rule.
On Tuesday night, February 1, the Spanish Parliament...
Low tax rate on protective face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022
LOW sales tax rates on face mask purchases in Spain will continue until at least June 30, 2022.
A Royal Decree has been published confirming...
Andalucia calls on Spain’s government to make face masks compulsory outdoors again in bid to halt surge of new...
DUE to the significant increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain, the Junta has asked the Ministry of Health to reintroduce the mandatory use of...
Face masks rules to remain in place in Spain until spring 2022
PEOPLE in Spain will be expected to wear face masks in indoor public spaces until Spring next year, says Minister of Health, Carolina Darias.
With...
Spain’s new face mask law includes €100 fines for those who break social distancing rules
HEALTH authorities have confirmed that face masks must be worn outdoors if a social distance of 1.5 meters cannot be observed, with fines of...
Spain’s Andalucia sets tentative date to end mandatory use of face masks outdoors
THE Junta has set a preliminary date to drop the use of face masks while outside.
While the central government has announced that the mandatory...
Spain considering looser face mask rules as COVID-19 infection rate continues to drop
WEARING face masks outdoors might not be needed in the near future, says Spanish health chief, Fernando Simon.
Face masks have been mandatory indoors and...
Mandatory face mask regulations in Spain could be relaxed ‘very soon’ health chief says
THE use of masks outdoors in Spain could be relaxed in the coming days says government's Chief of Health Emergencies Fernando Simon.
As Spain's vaccination...
Police patrols stepped up in tourist hotspots across Spain’s Mallorca this weekend
In a bid to prevent a surge in coronavirus infections, the Balearic government and the Guardia Civil has launched a special operation to monitor areas popular with holidaymakers
Spain’s Balearic Islands want to relax measure forcing use of face masks on beaches
Balearic Health Minister Patricia Gomez said she has already appealed to the Spanish government for flexibility on this measure
Masks now mandatory on beaches and at swimming pools throughout Spain
A NEW law establishes stricter face mask rules in Spain, making coverings mandatory in all public spaces regardless of distance.
The Government of Spain, led...
How to properly disinfect reusable hygiene masks amid COVID-19 resurgence in Spain
In the case of reusable masks, these are made with fabrics -authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Health- wearing it is only half the battle, you also have to wash it.
Masks and heatwave: Tips for enduring Spain’s sizzling summer heat whilst wearing the mandatory mask
Tips for wearing a mask and trying to stay cool as highs of 43C are expected to scorch parts of Andalucia this weekend
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