Latest news about COVID-19 in The Nomad Today

17 March 2022, Italy, Rome: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi holds a press conference after the cabinet meeting. Photo: Roberto Monaldo/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Covid-19 emergency ends in Italy after wide-ranging easing decided

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/18/22

The 'green pass' will be required until May 1 to travel on planes and long-distance trains

08/11/2021. Minister of Health Carolina Darias speaks at a press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

PANDEMIC

Government delays end of indoor masks in Spain: "It's closer"

The Nomad Today 3/11/22

On Thursday, Minister of Health Carolina Darias stressed that "we have to agree not only on when but also on how"

23 February 2022, China, Hong Kong: An elderly man in a wheel chair enters a mobile sample collection for Covid-19 testing in Hong Kong's Central district. Hong Kong is facing the 5th wave of Covid-19 and it's the worst since the start of the epidemic with more than 6,000 daily cases. Photo: Emmanuel Serna/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

China reports highest coronavirus infection figures in two years

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/10/22

New infections were reported from seven provinces and regions on Wednesday

Commuters with their faces covered by masks in the Helsinki metro. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland last Nordic country to lift coronavirus restrictions

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

Restaurants no longer have restrictions on serving, opening hours, number of customers and seating

PRODUCTION - 26 February 2022, Spain, Palma: People crownd on the beach of Arenal in Mallorca. The Spanish island of Mallorca has scrapped nearly all coronavirus restrictions. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Mallorca drops nearly all coronavirus restrictions

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/2/22

The number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was 170 on the Balearic Islands , compared to more than 1,400 a month ago

06 February 2022, United Kingdom, London: Images of Queen Elizabeth II are seen displayed on the lights in London's Piccadilly Circus to mark her Platinum Jubilee. Photo: Ian West/PA Wire/dpa.

World

PANDEMIC

British queen tests positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/20/22

The head of state has fallen ill after it was confirmed she had been in direct contact with her eldest son and heir, the Prince of Wales, the week he had the disease

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Karaoke makes a comeback in Finland as Covid-19 rules relaxed

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/15/22

Finland's easing does not go quite as far as other Scandinavian countries where many measures have also been dropped

26 January 2022, United Kingdom, Oxford: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, speaks after unveiling a plaque to open the Marcela Botnar Wing, the newest of the Botnar Institute for Musculoskeletal Science's facilities at the University of Oxford. Photo: Steve Parsons/PA Wire/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Camilla tests positive for Covid-19 days after Prince Charles

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/14/22

Clarence House declined to confirm how Camilla was feeling or whether the prince and the duchess were isolating together on Valentine's Day

10 February 2022, Spain, Seville: A woman without a mask walks her bicycle along a street in Seville. The Spanish health authorities have lifted the mask requirement outdoors as case numbers fall. Photo: Eduardo Briones/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain lifts mask requirement outdoors as case numbers tick downwards

The Nomad Today 2/10/22

In further easing, Mallorca and neighbouring islands have dropped the regulation that people have to be vaccinated, recovered or test negative in order to go to restaurants, cafés, bars and gyms

Customers of a cafe in a park in Lund (southern Sweden). Photo: Núria Vila/File photo.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Sweden lifts most health regulations including for incoming tourists

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/9/22

People in Sweden began celebrating the change in some nightclubs in the early hours of the morning, with long queues forming outside some clubs at around midnight

World

DENMARK

Danish Queen Margrethe tests positive for Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/9/22

Her winter holiday, planned in Norway and due to begin on Wednesday, has been cancelled

Spain

MONARCHY

Spain's king working from home after positive coronavirus test

The Nomad Today 2/9/22

Queen Letizia, 49, as well as the younger daughter, the Infanta Sofía, 14, are not affected and can continue their activities, the royal family said

Rollators in a nursing home. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Exceptions to the mandatory use of the mask indoors in Spain

The Nomad Today 2/9/22

The three exceptions contemplated by the new regulation to the obligation to wear a mask indoors are described below

09 February 2022, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock: A cyclist stands to register at the Corona testing station at the main station. Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

More than 400 million cases of Covid-19 worldwide official data shows

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/9/22

The United States, India and Brazil top the ranking of the countries with highest number of infections

02 February 2022, Italy, Rome: Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza attends a press conference following the council of ministers meeting. Photo: Fabio Frustaci/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Italy to drop mask requirement outdoors as case numbers fall

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/9/22

Health Minister Roberto Speranza announced the decree late on Tuesday evening

08 February 2022, Spain, Madrid: A woman throws masks into the air in Madrid. Spanish Government approves today in the Council of Ministers to end the obligatory use of face masks outdoors, a measure that will come into force on 10 February. Photo: Cézaro De Luca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Face masks no longer mandatory in Spanish schoolyards from Thursday

The Nomad Today 2/8/22

The use of face masks will continue to be mandatory inside schools

FILED - 20 April 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: A man wearing a face mask walks on a street near a public bus. The number of serious Covid-19 cases in Israel continues to rise to record highs, with 1,263 reported on Sunday. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Israel virtually drops Covid-19 vaccine passport requirement

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/7/22

That means anyone can go to a restaurant, cinema or hotel without having to show the document or proof that they have tested negative for the coronavirus

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Portugal eases coronavirus entry restrictions for vaccinated people

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/7/22

Proof of full vaccination in accordance with European Union rules will suffice, following a decision taken last week by the government of Prime Minister António Costa.