Mandatory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 introduces mask requirement again as of Monday

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/27/21

The government has not made a recommendation on whether or not retail workers should also wear masks

24 November 2021, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: A dangling mask is seen on a fence along a sidewalk in Stuttgart, Germany. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Danish government plans to make mask use mandatory again

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/21

Due to sharply rising numbers, the coronavirus pass was reintroduced two weeks ago

18 June 2021, Portugal, Lisbon: People buy train tickets at Lisbon's the Santa Apolonia station. Due to a worrying spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus, Lisbon has been sealed off for two-and-a-half days. Photo: Paulo Mumia/dpa.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Masks no longer mandatory outdoors in Portugal

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/13/21

However, the regulations are much more cautious than in neighbouring Spain

26 March 2021, Bavaria, Munich: A woman passes past a sign with the inscription "Corona Test Center" at Munich airport. A new requirement for people arriving at German airports to have submitted to coronavirus testing has been postponed from Sunday to Tuesday. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC IN FINLAND

Sanctions for refusing to undergo a Covid-19 test come into force

The Nomad Today 3/28/21

As of Monday 29 March, if a person refuses to undergo a compulsory medical examination, they may be sentenced under the Penal Code for a violation of health protection to a fine or a prison…