The mask-wearing will become mandatory as early as Thursday, in Catalonia, in the open air, and even if the social distance of 1.5 meter can be respected, announced Wednesday, Quim Torra, the minister-president of the northeast region of Spain, quoted by the local media. The objective of the measure is to slow the progression of the coronavirus so that summer holidays bring their share of travel, and a certain laxity as regards the monitoring of health measures is observed in Catalonia.
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so far, the mask is mandatory in all of Spain where a minimum distance of 1.5 m between the people can not be respected, as well as in public transport.