The Spanish government has decided to tighten the screws in the face of a rapid increase in the incidence of Covit-19 pollution. Wearing the mask will again be mandatory outside.
The Spanish government on Wednesday decided to re-impose outdoor masks as the number of Covit-19 cases exploded, reaching a record 50,000 cases in 24 hours. “Wearing a mask is mandatory again,” the Spanish government’s seat, Monclo Palace, said in a statement. The text does not specify when the measure will take effect, but an extraordinary cabinet convened on Thursday to approve the ordinance, saying it would be useful for Christmas to wear the mask in the open, which will always be important. Meetings ..
The announcement came amid an extraordinary meeting between Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the presidents of the country’s autonomous regions to discuss measures to prevent the spread of the Omigran variant.
A national case record
Spain, one of the world’s vaccination champions, registered 49,823 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours on Tuesday, and the widespread Omicron is now half of the new cases, according to the Ministry of Health. On Tuesday, 695 cases per 100,000 people were reported in 14 days, almost four times more than on December 1. Since the outbreak, the total number of cases has now surpassed 5.5 million and the death toll in the country of nearly 47 million people is approaching 89,000.
At this point, this new wave (6th in Spain) is lower than the previous one: 15% of intensive care units were occupied by covit patients on Tuesday, up from 30% in mid-January 2021, according to statistics. Ministry of Health. In Spain health is the responsibility of the regions, but the wearing of the mask may be imposed directly by the executive in a decree. Another action in the future order: the validity period of the vaccine will be established from February 1, 2022 to nine months from the date of last dose administration.
In recent weeks, many parts of Spain have called for tougher health measures. Some, like Catalonia, are calling for a return to tougher restrictions, such as curfews. Spain is one of the most vaccinated countries, with 89.7% of people over the age of 12 fully vaccinated. It was one of the first countries in Europe to introduce the vaccine to 5-11 year olds on December 15th.
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