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The Balearic Government will impose the mandatory use of masks in all public spaces and public access regardless of whether the distance of sanitary safety can be respected, except in beaches, swimming pools, when food or drink is being consumed or sports are practiced.

According to Efe sources from the Balearic Ministry of Health have informed this change in the regulation of the use of masks will be published tomorrow Friday or Saturday in the Official Gazette of the Balearic Islands , in a resolution that will modify the decree of new normality.

As exceptions to the mandatory use of masks in public open spaces, their use on beaches, swimming pools, when consuming food or drink, in sports and water activities, as well as when playing wind instruments will not be required.

In addition, Patricia Gómez , Balearic Health Minister, has confirmed in Cadena Ser that the Govern is also evaluating limiting the number of people who can meet. "Private parties have been held," he said.

The decision of the Islands' Executive comes after the Balearic Epidemiology Service reported Wednesday that there are nine active outbreaks of Covid-19 with 56 infected in the Balearic Islands, one in Ibiza and the rest in Mallorca , where three have been detected. new in the last week.

In total, there are 134 people in the positive islands of Covid-19 and 54 of them correspond to those infected in these nine active outbreaks.

The Balearic Islands will thus follow the example of Catalonia , which this Thursday publishes the resolution of the Generalitat that establishes the mandatory use of masks in public spaces or public use, whether or not there is a safety distance, with which the rule has come into force .

In that community, the agents of the authority will be able to fine from now on up to one hundred euros to people over six years old who leave the house without a mask, even when the safety distance can be maintained, although the exceptions are still in force that exempt from its use when incompatible, such as playing sports or bathing.

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