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OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Spain will remove indoor mask mandate after Easter

OBSOLETE COVID THREAD
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As expected, the Council of Ministers, meeting in Toledo, has made a recommendation concerning the sole remaining population-wide Covid measure: the indoor mask mandate. They are recommending the removal of the mandate on the 19th of April, just after Holy Week. There was debate in recent days about the timing - before or after the Holy Week festivities.
Masks requirements would be retained for healthcare settings and mass transit. Here is the story in El Mundo:

 
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Oh dear. When the UK did this infections climbed ( though not deaths) My family went from no COVID infections to almost all getting it in a milder form


We can luckily still choose to leave it on.Which I always do in crowded surroundings and poor ventilation.
 
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We can luckily still choose to leave it on.Which I always do in crowded surroundings and poor ventilation.
As a couple in our late 70’s and early 80’s walking next October, we will very likely still wear masks unless infections are down significantly. We both have underlying conditions - heart, seizures, high blood pressure and asthma - so caution is necessary for us.
 
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Don't change you plans based on mask wearing. You'll miss out one a terrific experience on the Portuguese Camino. We walked there last October and there was little mask wearing. We wore our masks out of politeness for other while in crowds. Otherwise we never wore them.
 
Oh dear. When the UK did this infections climbed ( though not deaths) My family went from no COVID infections to almost all getting it in a milder form
Yes, both to be expected in a vaccinated population. Personally, I continue to wear a mask in confined public areas, but I suppose that will change in the future, inevitably. I wish this dreary epidemic would end.
 
Oh dear. When the UK did this infections climbed ( though not deaths) My family went from no COVID infections to almost all getting it in a milder form
And now you have natural immunity which works like a champ. Congrats.
 
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Just replying to your previous statement.
Sure but why? What was the point of what you said. Are you implying natural immunity doesn’t work because people get it later on? Are you implying something about vaccines? I think people realize vaccination protection or natural immunity protection fades over time (to different degrees). Are you saying these are pointless in the end?
 
Whoa, guys, I think this is veering off the rails.

The point of the thread was to announce the end of Spain’s indoor mask mandate. If you saw Ivar’s recent video he pointed out that even though the “outdoor mask mandate” has ended, many people continue to wear masks outdoors, and I assume that will also happen in response to the removal of the indoor mask mandate.

Seems to me that there are two additional useful points that have come out of this discussion:

— many people will continue to wear masks to protect themselves.

— many people will continue to wear masks out of respect for the people around them who are vulnerable and/or continue to wear masks.

And it also seems to me it’s hard to quibble with either.
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
As of 20 April masks will no longer be required in Spain with a few exceptions like hospitals and public transit. You can still elect to wear a mask if desired.

Link below for details and the list of places where masks will still be required.

Hope this information helps in your Camino!

 
Link below for details
Two points from that news article that are worth noting:
  • It is compulsory to still wear face masks on all public transport, including on trains, coaches, planes, ferries, cable cars, trams and also taxis (even with one driver and passenger). However, it is not compulsory to wear a face mask whilst waiting in bus or train stations, on platforms or in airports in Spain.
  • At work and in offices, it will be the employers who decide whether staff should continue wearing face masks
 
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