Europe and the masks: which countries do not put it on and which ones keep it

The mask outdoors has been a measure that not all countries have used. And very few have done so for as long as Spain. Among those that have recently lifted the obligation to carry it are France, Hungary, Poland or the Brussels region. In Iceland, if you have passed the covid-19, you can also get rid of the mask. Denmark is the first European country that has even abolished it indoors. Italy has not set a date for the end of its obligation either. In that country, its outdoor use was imposed last October (except in Lombardy and Tuscany, which did so six months earlier). Malta is the most demanding country in this regard, as it has been imposed since the age of three. The European Union website 'Re-open EU' includes updated recommendations from EU governments regarding masks and other issues related to covid.

France says goodbye to masks

In France, wearing a mask outdoors is not mandatory

As of June 17, the use of masks is no longer mandatory outdoors. Masks are mandatory in indoor public places. In addition, the use of a mask is also mandatory for anyone over the age of 11 in public transport, taxi, restaurants, cafeterias, bars (mandatory for staff and customers when traveling), at school (mandatory for teachers, teaching staff and students – not recommended in kindergartens), in casinos and for vulnerable people. An exception is provided for people with disabilities: in this case, a medical certificate is required.

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Portugal maintains the use of the mask in outdoor spaces if there is no social distance

The use of face masks is mandatory in public transport, shops and supermarkets, and in all other spaces public interiors. It is also mandatory in outdoor spaces and workplaces where it is not possible to maintain a 2-meter distance, and when people are not from the same household. Children under 10 years of age are exempt. Waivers are also available for certified medical reasons.

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In Germany, masks from the age of six

Everyone over the age of 6 must wear a face mask on public transport, public buildings and the stores. Medical masks (surgical masks, KN95 or FFP2 masks) are required. Face masks must also be worn in places where social distancing (1.5 meters) cannot be maintained. The use of masks is mandatory in schools for students in grades 7 (12-13 years old) and up.

Brussels, without a mask outdoors

Belgium: in Brussels no face mask is worn on the street

From the age of 12, face masks are mandatory on public transport (including at stops and stations), in shops and shopping centers, cinemas, theaters, concert and conference halls, auditoriums, places of worship, museums, libraries, court buildings, markets, flea markets and fairgrounds, public buildings for the parts accessible to the public, in establishments of catering, in shopping streets, for professions in close contact and their customers.

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The use of a mask is still highly recommended in all other public places, and is mandatory when physical distancing of 1.5 meters is not possible. Local authorities may also adopt more restrictive measures.

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In Brussels, it is mandatory to wear a face mask in all indoor public spaces. The use of a mask on the street is no longer mandatory, except in crowded areas such as markets or shopping centers, and each commune will be responsible for determining which areas are highly frequented.

Italy maintains the use of a mask outdoors unless you are alone

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It is mandatory to wear a face mask in closed spaces, including means of transportation and in any situation in which it is not possible to guarantee the interpersonal safety distance. In addition, it is mandatory to always wear a respiratory protection device and take it outdoors, with the exception of places where isolation from other people is guaranteed. Children under six years of age, those who perform sports activities and people with disabilities who are not compatible with the use of the mask are not subject to the obligation. The use of face masks is highly recommended even in private homes, in the presence of non-inhabitants.

Austria does not wear a mask outdoors and from July 1 indoors if there is low risk

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FFP2 masks must be used indoors in all public areas, in shops and on public transport. Face masks should not be worn outdoors (also in catering and lodging establishments and during events). As of July 1, it is planned that face masks will not be worn indoors if guests can demonstrate their low epidemiological risk.

Bulgaria keeps the mask outdoors with exceptions

The use of masks or similar means covering the nose and mouth is mandatory in indoor public spaces, including means of public transport, medical establishments, pharmacies, opticians, national public health centers, administrative institutions, railway and bus stations, airports, metro stations, shops, churches, monasteries, temples, museums, etc. and in all conditions where it is not possible to maintain a distance of 1.5 meters from other people.

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The use of masks or similar means covering the nose and mouth is also mandatory in open public places, in crowded areas and whenever it is not possible to maintain a physical distance of 1.5 meters from other people. Exceptions to the mandatory use of masks apply in the following cases:

1. customers in restaurants and drinking establishments;2. athletes during physical activity both indoors and outdoors;3. participants in congresses/conferences, briefings, press conferences and seminars, or 4. during a speech, provided that a physical distance of 1.5 meters is applied;5 participants (presenters and guests) in television programs, provided that apply a physical distance of 1.5 meters from other participants;6. children up to 6 years of age.

Czech Republic does not require 2 people to wear a mask outdoors

It is not mandatory to wear a mask outdoors if a maximum number of 2 people is respected 2 meters apart. The use of a face mask remains mandatory in territorial groupings (for example, in health and social services, in public transport, in the metro, etc.), with some exceptions.

The use of a face mask is also mandatory in vehicles with people who do not belong to the same family and in areas of municipalities open to the public, if there are more than two people present, who are closer than two meters from each other and They are not members of the same family.

The use of FFP2 masks is mandatory in the interior space of retail outlets, service points, international airports, public transport, including platforms and waiting rooms and in private vehicles (with the exception of people from the same household ).

In places of greatest risk, such as shops or public transportation, it will no longer be possible to replace the respirator with a double surgical mask.

Cyprus does maintain a face mask outdoors with more than two people

The use of a face mask is mandatory for people aged 12 and over in enclosed public spaces with more than one person; in public places outdoors with more than 2 people; in any workplace that involves physical proximity to the public, in retail stores and for delivery people.

Croatia recommends use outdoors

Masks are required in all public indoor spaces. The use of face masks is also recommended outdoors when it is not possible to maintain a safe social distance.

Slovakia, mask outdoors

Face masks in outdoor and indoor public spaces are mandatory unless a safe distance of 5 meters can be maintained between each other.

Slovenia makes wearing a mask mandatory

Masks or other forms of protection that cover the mouth and nose are compulsory from the age of 6 in all enclosed public spaces, on public transport, in open public spaces and in personal vehicles.

Estonia indoors only

The mask must be worn indoors. Masks do not have to be worn by persons under the age of 12 and if the use of a mask is not possible for reasons of health, nature of the activity or other important reasons.

Finland bets on its use in public spaces in high-incidence areas

The National Institute of Health and Well-being recommends the use of masks on public transport and among the public in areas that have experienced covid cases -19 in the last 14 days. Masks are also recommended while waiting for a covid-19 test result and for travelers from high-risk areas as they travel from the border to their quarantine facility. In regions with the highest incidence of covid-19, masks are also recommended in secondary and tertiary education and in public spaces. Administrative officials of regional States may make additional recommendations.

Greece makes it mandatory to wear masks indoors and outdoors

The use of face masks is mandatory both indoors and outdoors.

Hungary does not make it mandatory to wear masks outdoors

Masks are not mandatory in public outdoor spaces. In indoor public places (shops, shopping centers, health and social care institutions, reception offices), as well as in public transport and taxis, a face mask is required.

Ireland does not require wearing it outdoors

Face coverings are required at retail outlets, in taxis, at bus and railway stations, on public transport and for commuters. workers facing customer positions in cafes, bars and restaurants.

Iceland recommends wearing them if distances are not kept

Masks should be worn wherever the rule of 1 meter social distancing between individuals cannot be maintained. The obligation to wear a mask does not apply to children born 2005 years or older. Face masks will cover the nose and mouth. Exempt from masks are those individuals who have already been infected with COVID-19 and have completed isolation. In addition, people who cannot wear a mask for health reasons are also exempt from this obligation.

Latvia only mandates indoors

Indoors outside the home, a face mask must be worn if there is more than one person in the room. Masks are mandatory on public transport and in educational institutions. Children under the age of 7 are exempt from the obligation.

Liechtenstein does require outside if there is no distance

Passengers over the age of 12 have to wear face masks on public transport in Liechtenstein. The use of face masks is mandatory in indoor and outdoor public places where the required distance of 1.5 meters cannot be maintained. Operators of publicly accessible facilities and companies, including educational institutions, and event organizers must develop and implement a protection concept. The protection concept must provide for hygiene and distance measures for the facility or event. The concept of protection may include the obligation to wear a mask if a physical distance of 1.5 meters cannot be respected.

Lithuania, mandatory in all public places

Protective face masks are mandatory in all public places (from age 6).

Luxembourg is not mandatory outside

The use of a face mask is mandatory in the case of indoor activities open to the public (for example, shops and supermarkets) as well as on public transport. The following categories are exempt from wearing a mask: children under 6 years of age; people with disabilities; religious speakers and actors during the exercise of their professional activities; theater and film actors, musicians and dancers as long as they carry out their professional artistic activity.

Malta does make it mandatory outdoors

The use of face masks is mandatory for people aged 3 and over in all public places both indoors and outdoors (especially on public transport, airport terminal, retail outlets and ferries) and it is strongly recommended to wear a face mask when visiting the elderly or vulnerable. In case of non-compliance with the measure, you can be fined up to 100 euros.

Norway does not make it mandatory outdoors

Wearing a face mask is recommended and mandatory in some situations such as traveling on public transport, buying in stores or eating in a catering establishment in areas of greatest epidemiological risk. Also, to travel by plane, airlines require all passengers to wear masks. It is also mandatory to wear a mask on public transport from the place of arrival to the place where you will stay in quarantine, and in case you leave Norway before completing your quarantine period and travel by public transport to your place of departure.

The Netherlands does not require outdoors

Everyone over the age of 13 must wear a face mask in indoor public spaces and on public transport. In high schools, vocational high schools and higher learning institutions (universities) everyone must wear a face mask, except during classes or lectures.

Poland does not make it mandatory to wear a face mask outdoors

Wearing a face mask is mandatory in public places. As of May 15, the obligation to wear masks outdoors is abolished if the infection rate is less than 15 per 100,000 people. The obligation to cover the nose and mouth with a mask will remain unchanged indoors. The obligation is waived for people who present evidence of neurological, respiratory or circulatory diseases.

Romania does make it mandatory to wear a face mask outdoors

The use of face masks is mandatory in all indoor and outdoor public spaces, for people over 5 years of age.

Sweden does not make it mandatory to wear one

There is no general requirement to wear a face mask in normal social situations, in public places and on public transport. However, airports are recommending passengers wear face masks at their airports. The masks are considered complementary to other recommendations: stay at home when you have symptoms, wash your hands regularly and keep a safe distance.

Switzerland must be worn in crowded public spaces

Masks must be worn in many public spaces, for example in shops, in restaurants, on public transport and in busy pedestrian areas. The general rule of thumb is to wear a mask when you are away from home and cannot maintain a social distance of 1.5 meters from other people at all times.

Sánchez announces the end of the mask outdoors

Sánchez announces that the mask will not be mandatory from June 26

The announcement made this Friday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, about the end of the mandatory nature of the masks in certain spaces as of June 26, has led the Communities to assume this decision and to wonder how this rule will be articulated to adapt it at the regional level, although some of the regional Executives have made the Government ugly that it has announced without having agreed to it in the Interterritorial Council.

The president of the Spanish Family and Community Medicine (Semfyc), Salvador Tranche, has welcomed the relaxation, starting next Saturday, June 26, of the use of masks outdoors, although he has warned that this measure does not have to be carried out in all autonomous communities. For this reason, Tranche has highlighted the need for the autonomies to have the capacity to define whether or not to eliminate the obligation to wear masks in open spaces, depending on the incidence of coronavirus transmission they have. In the same way, and after recalling that this initiative has already been requested for several months "by the scientific community", the president of Semfyc has highlighted the need to continue forcing its use in semi-closed and closed spaces.

The debate on eliminating the mandatory nature of masks in open spaces has been taking place for approximately a month after some Autonomous Communities raised it within the Interterritorial Council.

However, this body, in which the Ministry of Health and the Autonomous Communities are represented, decided just two days ago to postpone the decision to relax the use of masks, despite the fact that that same Wednesday Sánchez himself advanced that A decision would be made in the next few days.

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What the CCAAs think

Sánchez's announcement has provoked the anger of some regional governments such as those of Andalusia, Castilla y León or Catalonia, which have disfigured the head of the Executive that make this announcement publicly without having reached a consensus with the CCAAs in the Interterritorial Council and that an agreement could have been reached by consensus. In any case, the Autonomous Communities that have already ruled are now awaiting how the Government of Pedro Sánchez specifies this measure in order to adapt the end of the mandatory nature of masks in open spaces to their regional regulations.

Thus, the Generalitat of Catalonia has indicated this morning that it will be waiting for the Government to specify the approach of the announcement made by Sánchez. In similar terms, the president of La Rioja, Concha Andreu, has expressed herself, who has ensured that they were based on "health and scientific data": "I think there will be no problem in making that decision." The Generalitat Valenciana is also waiting for the Executive to specify this rule, after raising this week in the Interterritorial Health Council the possibility of establishing a 'traffic light' to make the obligation more flexible depending on the epidemiological situation and the rate of vaccination of each autonomy.

For his part, the president of Cantabria, Miguel Ángel Revilla, has described Sánchez's announcement as a "good idea". "Given the rates we have, which are more or less controllable, depending on the fact that hospital pressure is much lower, it seems like a good idea to me," said the regional president. In the case of the Balearic Islands, from the regional government they value this decision positively. "At the moment, in the Balearic Islands there is a very good situation, one of the best in Spain and that already allows us with some certainty to eliminate the mask outdoors," they highlight.

For her part, the Minister of Health of the Government of Aragon, Sira Repollés, explained that the decision of the central Executive to abolish the obligation to wear a mask in outdoor spaces as of June 26 is "in tune" with your measurements.

On the other hand, the Minister of Health of the Junta de Castilla y León, Verónica Casado, has stated that she would have "delighted" to have known of Sánchez's announcement beforehand, adding that "where these things have to be debated is first in the Public Health Commission and second in the Interterritorial Council".

The Minister of the Presidency of the Andalusian Government, Elías Bendodo, has expressed himself in similar terms, who, although he has assured that they will adopt the decision that is adopted at the national level, has criticized that it is a measure that has not been agreed upon with the communities autonomous. "The announcements by the President of the Government seem very good to us, but I think it is good that it be debated within the Interterritorial Conference of Health Ministers and that the main agreements are adopted unanimously," Bendodo said.

In the case of Galicia, the president of the Xunta, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has welcomed the Government's announcement, although he has censured that the Sánchez Executive has turned it into a "political decision", and has demanded a protocol " correct and adequate" on the conditions in which this protection measure may be stopped, while warning that the clinical committee that advises the Xunta will review said protocol "and will expand, modify or strictly comply with it depending on the rigor toilet you have".

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