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10 February 2022, Spain, Seville: A couple without masks and other pedestrians walk down 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

Mandatory mask wearing largely abolished in Spain from Wednesday

The Nomad Today 4/20/22

The seven-day incidence rate in Spain, of cases per 100,000 people, was just under 257 on Tuesday

19/04/2022. Minister of Health Carolina Darias speaks at the press conference held after the meeting of the Council of Ministers to announce the end of the mandatory mask use. Photo: La Moncloa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Face masks in Spain only mandatory in public transport, hospitals

The Nomad Today 4/19/22

The Spanish government approved a decree that establishes the end of the mandatory use of masks indoors, but there are some exceptions

A woman walks with a child through the center of Barcelona. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Catalonia to lift the mask obligation at school one day ahead the rest of Spain

The Nomad Today 4/15/22

The Spanish central government plans to lift the obligation to wear a mask indoors for all citizens on Wednesday 20 April

03/04/2022. Passengers with face shields in the Barcelona metro. Photo: Ⓒ The Nomad Today.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spain to lift indoor mask mandate after the Easter holidays

The Nomad Today 4/6/22

On Wednesday, a government provision lifted the obligation to fill out the Spain Travel Health form (SPTH) for travelers who have an EU vaccination certificate or equivalent

21 March 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Positive Corona self-tests and an FFP2 protective mask lie on a table. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Germany recorded during the past 24 hours 90,314 new cases of the virus, compared to 92,378 cases last Monday. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Last Covid-19 restrictions lifted in Switzerland

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/1/22

People who are infected with the coronavirus no longer have to self-isolate

FILED - Passers-by walk along Nyhavn, in Copenhagen, the harbour with its colourful little houses popular with tourists. Denmark lifted Corona measures in force in the country on September 10 but plans to reintroduce some measures in November after cases climbed. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Denmark lifts last remaining coronavirus-related restriction

The Nomad Today 3/29/22

Danish life has been practically free of restrictions since 1 February

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

10 February 2022, Spain, Seville: A couple without masks and other pedestrians walk down a street in Seville. The Spanish health authorities have lifted the mask requirement outdoors as case numbers fall. Photo: Eduardo Briones/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Spain

PANDEMIC

Spain prepares to say goodbye to mandatory indoor masks

The Nomad Today 3/7/22

Some regions are in favor of eliminating the mask indoors once and for all; others propose gradual withdrawals and others believe it is still too early to drop the face shields

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

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

02 February 2022, Spain, Madrid: Spanish Health Minister Carolina Darias holds a press conference after the meeting of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System. Photo: Europa Press/A.Ortega.Pool/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Masks will not be mandatory in the Spanish streets from Thursday

The Nomad Today 2/7/22

The Interterritorial Health Council has also expanded the capacity allowed in sports stadiums, with the intention that it will be 100% in March

03/12/2021. The Minister of Health, Carolina Darias, appeared at a press conference at the end of the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Spanish government to lift mandatory use of masks outdoors next week

The Nomad Today 2/4/22

The decision will be approved by the government by royal decree on Tuesday 8 February

02/02/2022 Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin during government negotiations. Photo: Lauri Heikkinen/Vnk.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland to phase out pandemic rules; eyeing progress elsewhere

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/2/22

According to government data, new infection rates are high in the country, but the number of patients in intensive care has declined significantly

FILED - 19 February 2020, Berlin: Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland, speaks at the press conference in the Federal Chancellery. All coronavirus-related restrictions are set to be lifted in Finland in February, with the exact timing to be hashed out this week, Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Monday. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland to lift all Covid-19 restrictions in February

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/1/22

Starting on Tuesday, restaurants will be able to extend their opening hours to 9 pm and serve alcohol until 8 pm

A view of Copenhagen. Photo: Pixabay.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Denmark says goodbye to pandemic restrictions despite high caseload

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/1/22

The obligatory wearing of face masks is now a thing of the past, along with the presentation of Covid-19 health passes

The Prime Minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen. Photo: Photo: Thierry Roge/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Denmark to lift almost all coronavirus restrictions from February

The Nomad Today/dpa 1/27/22

From 1 February, Danes will no longer have to wear masks or show proof of vaccination in most places

24 December 2021, Spain, Barcelona: A woman rides her bike in central Barcelona street during curfew time that was imposed as part of coronavirus measures. Photo: Kike Rincón/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Catalonia to lift overnight coronavirus curfew starting on Friday

The Nomad Today 1/18/22

Going out restrictions do not exist anywhere else in Spain, which has one of the highest vaccination rates in Europe.

FILED - 29 May 2019, Latvia, Riga: Egils Levits, the new President of Latvia, speaks at a press conference in the Red Hall of the Latvian Parliament in Riga. Levits has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office announced on Thursday. Photo: Alexander Welscher/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Latvia to let lockdown expire in mid November

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/10/21

Unvaccinated people will only be allowed to visit certain types of stores

15 October 2021, Brandenburg, Schönefeld: Passengers wait in line in front of the check-in counters in Terminal 1 of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. At the weekend, the capital's airport is expected to see increased passenger traffic due to the autumn holidays. Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

World

TRAVEL

Fully vaccinated foreign travelers can visit the US from 8 November

The Nomad Today 10/15/21

The lifting of the travel ban is also a major boost for the struggling airlines, airports and travel firms