Spain’s health minister wants to lift face mask requirements for indoor spaces except public transport and medical centres after Easter, when many residents travel and see their families. Carolina Darias said she will bring the proposed action to a government Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, April 19.
If approved as expected, it would take effect the following day. More than 92 per cent of Spaniards over the age of 12 have received at least two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The country’s high vaccination rate has meant relatively low pressure on hospitals during the most recent surge of infections. Authorities made outdoor mask use no longer obligatory in February as a wave of cases caused by the more contagious Omicron variant eased.
In March, Spain eliminated mandatory home isolation for people infected with the coronavirus but experiencing no or mild symptoms.
