Madrid health authorities on Tuesday announced they want to stop systematic Covid-19 testing, ditch the indoor mask rule and scrap quarantine for asymptomatic patients in the capital, as Spain’s national government tentatively considers how to start treating the pandemic as an endemic virus.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has stressed that masks will “very soon” no longer be required in indoor public settings, but with Covid-19 infections still relatively high in the country, when is the mask rule likely to actually be scrapped?
Visitors can travel from the United States to Spain and vice versa for non-essential travel purposes such as tourism, but what are the latest rules, and what documentation and tests are needed for travel?
Travel rules change rapidly during the pandemic, and if you plan on travelling to Spain, you will need to know which forms and requisites you need to enter the country. Here's what you need to know if you're coming to Spain this March.
As Covid cases continue to decline, all of Spain's regions have now scrapped the use of the Covid pass in most venues. However, they are still required by some regions to access hospitals and care homes. Read on to find out where.
School classrooms could soon become the first indoor public spaces in Spain where face masks are not required, with the country’s paediatricians proposing that they serve as “a mirror for the rest of society” of what a gradual de-escalation of mask wearing indoors would mean.
As the EU Digital Covid Certificate and other forms of proof of Covid-19 status are likely to be in use in Spain for all of 2022, we take a look at the fines and prison sentences that Spanish authorities can hand out to those with forged documents.
Covid-19 infection rates remain high in Spain but have been declining over the past month. This means that most regions in Spain are relaxing restrictions. Here are the Covid rules in your part of Spain.
From today, Thursday February 10th 2022, it’s no longer compulsory to wear a face mask outdoors at all times in Spain. But there are some situations where mask wearing in outdoor settings is still required.
Spain dropped the mandatory use of face masks outdoors on Thursday, though many people across the country have chosen to keep wearing them, with face coverings now an everyday staple.
Spanish health authorities are considering reducing the days people infected with Covid-19 should spend in isolation from seven days down to five days or as little as three days for the asymptomatic, and a change to the rule could be just around the corner.
Covid travel rules are rapidly changing, so if you're planning on travelling between Ireland and Spain this February, read on to find out everything you need to know and plan for.
The Spanish government has decided that wearing a face mask in outdoor public spaces will no longer be compulsory from next week onwards, the country’s health minister announced on Friday morning, only three days after the Spanish Parliament voted to maintain the measure.
The Spanish Parliament on Tuesday night voted in favour of keeping the mandatory requirement of wearing masks in outdoor public spaces, following a controversial vote which has been described as "blackmail" and "a joke".
The Spanish Parliament will vote on Tuesday to decide whether it will lift the requirement of wearing a face mask in outdoor public spaces, a rule which was reintroduced on Christmas Eve as Omicron cases exploded in the country.
With governments and populations worldwide desperate for an end to the pandemic, talks over when the virus might be reclassified have intensified. Spain has stepped up and wants to lead an international push for Covid-19 to be monitored in a similar way to seasonal flu.
Catalonia will on Friday January 21st lift a Covid-19 curfew imposed just before Christmas, but other social distancing measures will remain in force in the northern Spanish region.
With Covid infections higher than ever in Spain, hundreds of thousands of workers are having to self-isolate and get their sick leave (la baja) approved by the overburdened health system. The process varies considerably between regions, here’s what you need to know.
What can you do as a parent when your child has to stay home because they have Covid symptoms or they have to isolate? Do you have the right to take a leave of absence from work, known as a ‘baja’? Here's everything you need to know.
The winter ski season in Spain is upon us, and with many more people travelling this holiday than last year, people will want to know how the latest Covid rules may impact their winter ski break. Here's everything you need to know.
In a bid to prevent any further Covid infections, Spain’s towns and cities have introduced Covid measures for their Three Kings parades (La Cabalgata de Reyes) that will be held across the country on Wednesday January 5th.
European countries are battling a huge spike in Covid infections driven by the Omicron variant but some countries are hit worse than others and strategies to fight the pandemic vary. Here's a run-through of the state of play as 2021 draws to a close.
The French government announced on Thursday that is has temporarily lifted its ban on UK nationals travelling through France to return to their homes in the EU, to avoid large numbers of Brits being stranded in the UK after the Christmas holidays.
Spain on Wednesday imposed stricter capacity limits on sporting venues as the highly contagious Omicron variant drives record-high coronavirus cases, affecting top football clubs including Real Madrid and Barcelona.
