Medical workers work at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 22, 2021. Spain's Ministry of Health reported some 60,000 new cases on Wednesday. (Photo by Francisco Avia/Xinhua)
MADRID, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Spain is to impose the mandatory wearing of face masks outdoors and step up booster COVID-19 vaccination, the country's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced on Wednesday.
The measures were announced following a virtual meeting with Spain's regional leaders.
"One measure with very broad consensus among all the regional presidents ... is the mandatory use of face masks outdoors," Sanchez told the press after the meeting.
He also announced that his executive will use members of the armed forces to aid regional contact tracing and vaccination teams, and military hospitals will be made available if required.
All of Spain's regions, except Asturias, Extremadura, Castilla-La Mancha, Castilla y Leon and Madrid, have called for the COVID-19 passport to be required to enter restaurants, bars, nightlife venues, and for visits to hospitals and care homes.
The country's Ministry of Health reported some 60,000 new cases on Wednesday. Enditem
A medical worker works at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 22, 2021. Spain's Ministry of Health reported some 60,000 new cases on Wednesday. (Photo by Francisco Avia/Xinhua)
Medical workers work at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 22, 2021. Spain's Ministry of Health reported some 60,000 new cases on Wednesday. (Photo by Francisco Avia/Xinhua)
Medical workers write notes to communicate with each other at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, Dec. 22, 2021. Spain's Ministry of Health reported some 60,000 new cases on Wednesday. (Photo by Francisco Avia/Xinhua)
