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Spanish hospitals have come under immense pressure in recent weeks following a surge in cases of flu, Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses.
Masks will be mandatory in hospitals and fitness centres in Spain from Wednesday following a rise in respiratory illnesses, the Health Ministry announced. The new left-wing minority coalition government is pushing the measure despite opposition from as many as 17 of Spain’s autonomous communities. Regions.
“We’re talking about putting on a mask when you enter a fitness center and taking it off when you leave,” Health Minister Mónica García told Cadena Ser radio. I don’t think it’s a drama. It is a basic and undeniable measure of the first order,” he added.
Spanish hospitals have come under immense pressure in recent weeks following a rise in cases of flu, Covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses. García’s ministry imposed the measure after failing to reach an agreement with regional fitness authorities, many of whom argued that mask-wearing deserves to be advised but not mandatory.
Regional governments are guilty of fitness care, the central government can intervene if it deems it necessary. Six regions have already adopted this measure and masks have been commonly used on the streets, on public transport and in fitness centres in recent months.
Spain officially declared the end of the fitness crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic last July, saying that wearing a mask was no longer mandatory in fitness and care centers and pharmacies. In the last two years, Spain had gradually eliminated the use of masks. , first in public maritime transport and then in public maritime transport.
The country has recorded more than 14 million and about 120,000 deaths from the coronavirus.