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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defends government’s actions over ongoing Covid mask scandal

SPAIN’S Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez sought to defend his government’s actions today, in the midst of the first corruption scandal to hit his government

6 Mar, 2024 @ 12:11

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Pressure grows on speaker in Spain’s Congress of Deputies to quit, after more details emerge about Covid mask scandal

PRESSURE was growing on Monday for the speaker in Spain’s lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies, to quit, as more details emerged of

4 Mar, 2024 @ 12:29

Balearic Islands·Canary Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed to

29 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Opposition leader accuses Spain’s prime minister of covering up alleged Covid mask corruption scandal, as former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos refuses to stand down

THE leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, used his platform in Congress on Wednesday to accuse Socialist Party (PSOE) Prime

28 Feb, 2024 @ 14:11

Lead·Politics

Have a doctor’s appointment in Spain’s Andalucia this week? Wear a face mask or risk being turned away and FINED by police

FACE masks continue to be mandatory in all health centres in Andalucia, despite rates of flu and Covid dropping dramatically in recent weeks. An Olive

7 Feb, 2024 @ 10:12

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Covid-19 case surge forces hospitals to bring back mask-wearing- barely a month after abolition in Spain's Valencia area

Face masks are made mandatory at two hospitals in Spain’s Valencia amid a surge in COVID cases

WITH a recent rise in new Covid-19 cases, two Valencia hospitals have reintroduced mandatory masks wearing in parts of their buildings. All this comes with

21 Aug, 2023 @ 21:00

Barcelona·Catalunya·Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Valencian Community

Masks are made mandatory in Spain's Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid spike in Covid and flu cases

Spain’s health minister floats idea of scrapping mask use in healthcare settings

MORE THAN three years after the coronavirus pandemic first hit Spain, the health minister has suggested that the time may have arrived to remove obligatory

17 Jun, 2023 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Politics

LISTED: Places face masks are still compulsory in Spain

AS of last Wednesday, February 8, wearing a face mask on public transport in Spain is no longer compulsory. The Council of Ministers approved the

13 Feb, 2023 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Queen Letizia Arrives At 'forum Against Cancer' In Madrid

Spain’s Cabinet to do away with coronavirus masks on public transport on February 7

THE SPANISH government announced today that face masks will no longer be obligatory on public transport some time from February 7 onward. The Cabinet will

26 Jan, 2023 @ 18:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Spain’s leader of health emergencies Fernando Simón announces imminent farewell to obligatory masks in public transport

THE leader of the Coordination Centre for Health Alerts and Emergencies Fernando Simon has announced that the end of masks in transport will come ‘shortly.’

26 Jan, 2023 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Experts advising Spain’s Health Ministry are finally ready to scrap face masks on public transport

THE GROUP of experts advising the Spanish Health Ministry has agreed that the time has finally come for face coverings to no longer be obligatory

18 Jan, 2023 @ 18:45

Health·Lead·National News

Spanish travel sector slams government for maintaining mask requirement on flights

REPRESENTATIVES from Spain’s travel industry have railed against the government for keeping in place the obligatory use of masks on public transport, including on planes.

14 Dec, 2022 @ 18:00

Lead·National News·Travel News

Spain’s Andalucia considers maintaining mandatory use of face masks on public transport and inside health care centres ‘forever’

MASKS will continue to be mandatory inside health care centres and on public transport in Andalucia, health expert has said. According to the spokesperson for

25 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia to remain face mask free for next school year

MASKS will not be compulsory in Andalucian schools during the next school year. According to the recommendations drawn up by the Junta, face masks use

6 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead

Spain’s Andalucia ditches face masks in schools

SCHOOLCHILDREN in Andalucia are no longer required to wear face masks in the classrooms. Just hours after the publication this Wednesday, April 20, in the

21 Apr, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead

Businessmen face trial for excess profiteering on Madrid Covid-19 mask and glove deal which funded luxury cars and a yacht in Spain

Businessmen to face court over controversial Madrid Covid-19 PPE deal which paid for luxury cars and a yacht in Spain

A Madrid court will pursue a corruption case involving two businessmen over a €14.2 million PPE contract with Madrid City Council. The deal was struck

7 Apr, 2022 @ 18:25

Coronavirus·Crime & Law·Lead·Madrid

Pedro Sanchez announces that compulsory outdoor mask-wearing will end in Spain on June 26

Spain to drop compulsory face masks indoors ‘very soon’

SPAIN’S prime minister has announced that the wearing of face masks in an indoor setting will soon no longer be required. Pedro Sanchez announced that

1 Mar, 2022 @ 13:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·National News

Schools in Spain’s Andalucia await instructions on the end of face masks in classrooms

Masks in schools in Spain’s Andalucia no longer be mandatory once ‘80% of children have been vaccinated’

ANDALUCIAN schools will be able to ease up on their mask policies once “80% of children have been vaccinated” the Deputy Regional Minister of Health,

24 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Education·Lead·Other News

Spain and Italy, only European countries to maintain outdoor face mask rule

SPAIN will be one of the last European countries to eliminate the mandatory outdoor face mask rule. On Tuesday night, February 1, the Spanish Parliament

4 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Low tax rate on face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022

Low tax rate on protective face masks to continue in Spain until the summer of 2022

LOW sales tax rates on face mask purchases in Spain will continue until at least June 30, 2022. A Royal Decree has been published confirming

22 Dec, 2021 @ 12:00

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Andalucia calls on Spain’s government to make face masks compulsory outdoors again in bid to halt surge of new COVID-19 infections

DUE to the significant increase in COVID-19 infections in Spain, the Junta has asked the Ministry of Health to reintroduce the mandatory use of face

17 Dec, 2021 @ 08:45

Coronavirus·Health·Lead

Face masks rules to remain in place in Spain until spring 2022

PEOPLE in Spain will be expected to wear face masks in indoor public spaces until Spring next year, says Minister of Health, Carolina Darias. With

11 Oct, 2021 @ 09:15

Coronavirus·Health·Lead·Other News

Costa Blanca and Valencia area of Spain backs plan to scrap compulsory mask-wearing on beaches from July

Spain’s new face mask law includes €100 fines for those who break social distancing rules

HEALTH authorities have confirmed that face masks must be worn outdoors if a social distance of 1.5 meters cannot be observed, with fines of up

25 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Spain’s Andalucia sets tentative date to end mandatory use of face masks outdoors

THE Junta has set a preliminary date to drop the use of face masks while outside. While the central government has announced that the mandatory

18 Jun, 2021 @ 09:15

Health·Lead·Other News

Spain considering looser face mask rules as COVID-19 infection rate continues to drop

WEARING face masks outdoors might not be needed in the near future, says Spanish health chief, Fernando Simon. Face masks have been mandatory indoors and

1 Jun, 2021 @ 10:00

Lead·National News

Mandatory face mask regulations in Spain could be relaxed ‘very soon’ health chief says

THE use of masks outdoors in Spain could be relaxed in the coming days says government’s Chief of Health Emergencies Fernando Simon. As Spain’s vaccination

19 May, 2021 @ 09:15

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