COVID Current mask requirements?

[mblind]

I am starting the Camino Portugues (from Baiona) next week. Are masks going to be required anywhere?

 

[ivar]

In Spain they are required in public transport, pharmacies and any medical office. Except for that, they are not required anywhere.

 

[trecile]

According to this Portuguese government site masks are only required in health-care settings and recommended on public transport.

 

[crbonade]

Hello,

I fly into Madrid on Thursday, then taking the train to Oviedo on Friday and starting the Primitivo. Can anyone tell me what the current mask policies are in those areas?

I just saw that the QR code/spth entry requirements changed in the past couple of weeks, wondering if other requirements have eased as well.

Thanks!
Cassie

 

[trecile]

From a recent thread

In Spain they are required in public transport, pharmacies and any medical office. Except for that, they are not required anywhere.

 

[Jeff Crawley]

Best to be prepared and always carry one with you as a new surge is expected this autumn:

COVID-19: Commission rallies Member States to prepare for autumn and winter

 

[wayhiker2022]

In Spain they are required in public transport, pharmacies and any medical office. Except for that, they are not required anywhere.

…and they enforce it on public transportation. We were on a train from Madrid to Pamplona before starting the Camino. Train workers walked through the cars and made anyone not wearing a mask (we had ours on) put one on.

 

[trecile]

Info on this Spanish government website

Spanish Tourism | Tourist information on Spain | spain.info

Tourist information about Spain: art, culture, museums, monuments, beaches, cities, fiestas, routes, cuisine, natural spaces in Spain | spain.info

travelsafe.spain.info

 

[crbonade]

Best to be prepared and always carry one with you as a new surge is expected this autumn:

COVID-19: Commission rallies Member States to prepare for autumn and winter

I'm required by work to wear one on all public transport anyway, so no worries on that count.

 

[trecile]

The question was what are the official requirements, not if we agree or not with them. That question has been asked and answered.