Europe 1 with AFP 6:09 p.m., December 22, 2021, modified at 6:10 p.m., December 22, 2021

Wearing a mask will become compulsory again outside in Spain, where the number of Covid-19 cases is exploding and has even reached a record of nearly 50,000 cases in 24 hours, the government announced on Wednesday.

The wearing of the mask will become mandatory once again outside in Spain, where the number of Covid-19 cases is exploding and has even reached a record of nearly 50,000 cases in 24 hours, the government announced on Wednesday.

"The wearing of a mask is once again compulsory outside", announced the government - without specifying when this measure will take effect - at the very moment when an extraordinary meeting is taking place between Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the presidents of the autonomous regions of the country to discuss measures to be taken to curb the spread of the Omicron variant.

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