Felice
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- SJPP to Santiago Sept 2014
I cannot wear a mask. In the UK, I have self certified that I am exempt from wearing a mask and have downloaded a card from the government website as well as bought a Sunflower lanyard for those with hidden disabilities.
It is said that there are no exemptions in Spain, but I believe that that is not true. This is what the regulations, which the UK gov website linked to, says:
Se excepcionan de esta obligación a aquellas personas que presenten algún tipo de dificultad respiratoria que pueda verse agravada por la utilización de la mascarilla y a aquellas cuyo uso se encuentre contraindicado por motivos de salud o discapacidad.
Using google translate, this says:
Those persons who present any type of respiratory distress that may be aggravated by the use of the mask and those whose use is contraindicated for reasons of health or disability.
So my question is: if we go to Spain whilst there is still the requirement to wear a mask, how do I set about ensuring that I am exempt? Do I need a doctor's certificate? Or would my UK exemption card be adequate?
It is said that there are no exemptions in Spain, but I believe that that is not true. This is what the regulations, which the UK gov website linked to, says:
Se excepcionan de esta obligación a aquellas personas que presenten algún tipo de dificultad respiratoria que pueda verse agravada por la utilización de la mascarilla y a aquellas cuyo uso se encuentre contraindicado por motivos de salud o discapacidad.
Using google translate, this says:
Those persons who present any type of respiratory distress that may be aggravated by the use of the mask and those whose use is contraindicated for reasons of health or disability.
So my question is: if we go to Spain whilst there is still the requirement to wear a mask, how do I set about ensuring that I am exempt? Do I need a doctor's certificate? Or would my UK exemption card be adequate?