Spain to maintain mask-wearing mandate on planes
The EU has dropped the recommendation for mask-wearing on planes.
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Masks at a mirador in Mallorca
Masks and padlocks.
Face masks at Formentor mirador
Rather than padlocks, people have been hanging face masks.
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Wearing face masks coming to an end
Wearing face masks coming to an end in Spain.
Fernando Simón - indoor mask-wearing requirement could be lifted shortly
The director of the Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies believes masks are no longer necessary "in almost all scenarios".
End in sight for the obligatory wearing of masks indoors
There will be a meeting on Thursday at which mask-wearing will be discussed.
Masks indoors will go when there is "consensus"
There needs to be consensus among Spain's regional governments.
The Covid scrapheap: the week in Mallorca
The February weather was kind, things were looking up, and rules were being abandoned.
Spain scraps outdoor masks but many choose to keep them on
Masks are still mandatory in enclosed spaces and on public transport.
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Face masks outdoors in Spain ceasing to be obligatory.
Masks will still be obligatory indoors.
End to wearing masks outdoors made official
Applies from Thursday; there are certain exceptions, e.g. large events.
Government Covid measures have always been "with agreement"
The government was under attack for all its decrees and for not having abandoned the Covid passport.
Too early?
“Surely it is a case of being safe rather than sorry... as restrictions are eased...”
Welcome to Waterworld: the week in Mallorca
A cunning new ruse; there was no tourism law small print; and masks were almost yesterday's news - if only outdoors.
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Palma, Mallorca - masks being worn outdoors
The obligatory wearing of masks outdoors will end next week.
Experts agree - wearing masks outdoors is pointless
The Spanish government's decree in December was more a political than a necessary measure to show there was concern about infections.
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Face masks are currently mandatory outdoors in Spain
The mandatory wearing of masks outdoors was reintroduced in December.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"
Comment
Comment: Can’t drink, can’t smoke...
The smoking ban on terraces looks to stay and now the price of alcohol is going up.
Humphrey Carter20/04/2022 09:45