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09 December 2021, Saxony, Dresden: A face mask lies on the ground at a tram stop, while in the background a tram of the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) drives along. Photo: Robert Michael/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

France to lift mask requirement for people using public transport

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/12/22

France recently reported 405 cases per 100,000 people within a week

FILED - 08 April 2020, Frankfurt_Main: A flight attendant and passengers are seen wearing face masks after landing by Lufthansa's Boeing 747 at Frankfurt Airport. The EU has announced the relaxing of anti-Covid measures for air travellers, dropping the recommendation to wear masks in airports and on aircraft from Monday, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the EU health authority ECDC said Wednesday. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

EU drops recommendation to wear masks on planes

The Nomad Today 5/11/22

For passengers and crew members, the move represented a big step towards normalizing air travel, said EASA chief Patrick Ky

15 July 2020. A cabin crew member, wearing a mask and gloves, on a Finnair flight in 2020. Photo: © The Nomad Today.

Tourism

TOURISM

Finnair removes the face mask requirement on its flights

The Nomad Today 4/21/22

"Those who wish to continue to wear a mask when traveling are naturally welcome to do so," the company said

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.

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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

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"

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

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

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

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

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

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