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19 January 2022, United Kingdom, London: A passenger wears a face mask at Charring Cross Station. Mandatory face masks will no longer be required across England from next week while advice for people to work from home will be dropped immediately, the Prime Minister has said. Photo: James Manning/PA Wire/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

Face masks will no longer be required across England

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/20/22

Johnson signaled his intention to start treating Covid-19 more like flu

24 October 2020, Schleswig-Holstein, Flensburg: Vehicles drive past the borders near Flensburg from Germany into Denmark. As of Saturday entry from Germany has been subjected to restrictions after Denmark declared Germany as a risk country amid the rising numbers of coronavirus infections. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Compulsory tests to enter Denmark and Sweden from late December

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/23/21

Sweden currently has one of the lowest incidence rates in the EU, but a quicker spread due to Omicron is expected

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (L) and Minister of Finance Maria Jesus Montero during the Conference of Regional Presidents held on Thursday by videoconference in the Senate. Photo: La Moncloa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Government allows exceptions to mandatory use of masks outdoors

The Nomad Today 12/23/21

Minister of Health Carolina Darias highlighted that this is a temporary measure , which will be in force until the current epidemiological situation improves

22 December 2021, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (L) speaks during a Government control session at the Congress of Deputies of Spain. Photo: Marta Jara/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spanish government reimposes mandatory use of masks outdoors

The Nomad Today 12/22/21

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held a telematic meeting with the presidents of the autonomous regions on Wednesday to discuss restrictions prior to the celebration of Christmas festivities

A view of the center of Oslo. Photo: Foreigner.fi/File photo.

Coronavirus

TRAVEL

Compulsory Covid testing on arrival in Norway even if fully vaccinated

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/3/21

The testing obligation applies to both vaccinated and unvaccinated people

A hospital worker cares for a Covid-19 patient in a Salzburg, Austria, hospital. Austria is facing another nationwide lockdown, according to several local media reports. Photo: Barbara Gindl/dpa.

World

CORONAVIRUS

Austria to impose nationwide lockdown, make vaccination compulsory

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/19/21

The country is suffering from a severe fourth wave, with the seven-day incidence per 100,000 inhabitants at 1,000, according to the most recent available data

Finland

WORK IN FINLAND

Extension of compulsory education will affect young workers employment

The Nomad Today 8/2/21

If work and studies overlap, a young worker has the right to refuse a shift that would prevent them from participating in instruction

Passengers disembark the first Qantas flights from Melbourne following the lifting of border restrictions at Sydney Airport, Sydney, Monday, November 23, 2020. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Qantas to make Covid-19 vaccine compulsory for international travel

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/24/20

"We are looking at changing our terms and conditions... that we will ask people to have a vaccination before getting on the aircraft," Quantas CEO Alan Joyce said.

A Finnish school. Photo: Government/Vnk.

Finland

REFORM

Finland to extend free compulsory education until the age of 18

The Nomad Today 10/16/20

Education and daily meals will be free of charge, along with textbooks and other materials needed for teaching. Young people finishing their comprehensive school education in spring 2021,…