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Spain to drop masks outdoors as omicron surge decelerates
SEVILLE, SPAIN - 2022/01/28: A couple wearing facemasks as a precaution against the spread of covid-19 in front of Triana Bridge in Seville. (Photo by Francis Gonzalez/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) MADRID - Spain will end a mandate to wear masks outdoors next week, reversing a late December order against an unprecedented surge of coronavirus infections fueled by a highly contagious mutation, Health Minister Carolina Darias said.After confirming that contagion levels have peaked, the Spanish Cabinet will end the mandate next Tuesday and the government expects the changes to be adopted from Thursday, Feb.