Spain Imposes Nationwide COVID Mask Mandate at Health Facilities

Spain’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that it will implement an order to mandate masks at health care facilities across the country. “What we have to do is protect the most vulnerable people,” Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia told reporters, claiming the rule is “just common sense.” The new leftist minority coalition government is imposing the measure despite opposition from most of Spain’s 17 autonomous regions. “I don’t think it is any drama. It is a basic and simple measure of the first order,” Ms. Garcia added. The health ministry ordered the wearing of masks in hospitals and health care centers and recommended masks in private clinics, pharmacies, and other medical facilities such as dentist offices. Several Spanish regions had already ordered patients, visitors, and staff at hospitals to wear masks last week....