Spaniards can ditch face masks outdoors with Covid curbs easing

Spaniards bracing for the summer heat will no longer have to wear face masks outdoors as the government starts easing pandemic precautions.

The Spanish government today formally suspended the yearlong obligation to use masks outside, and the order will take effect Saturday. "It’s a decision that gets us closer to normality,” Health Minister Carolina Darias said Thursday in a news conference. "It will free us up in those spaces where contagion is practically non-existent.”