In Barcelona, now
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Face masks are only mandatory on public transport, in taxis and chauffeur-driven vehicles, trains and planes, as well as in hospitals, medical centres, homes for the elderly and pharmacies.
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The use of face masks is recommended for anybody at risk when they are indoors with many other people or in large build-ups of people outdoors.
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All activities (culture, restaurants, shopping, leisure, sport...) are open without any limit to their maximum capacity.
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The COVID certificate is no longer required to enter anywhere or to carry out any activity.
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If you are travelling to Barcelona, check what certificates or documents are required here.
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New Covid-19 protocol
The Government of Catalonia's new Covid-19 protocol means that the illness can be managed like other respiratory infections. With much of the population inoculated, and with a lower incidence of serious cases, the priority in this new phase is to protect vulnerable people.
Vulnerability criteria
- Being 60 years of age or over.
- Having immunodeficiency or undergoing a therapy using immunosuppression medicines.
- Being pregnant.
- Working in the following areas:
- Medical centres
- Socio-medical centres
- Residential centres where vulnerable people live
- Urgent and non-urgent healthcare transport
What should I do if I have symptoms?
If you have slight symptoms that could be compatible with Covid-19, you don't have to act any differently than you would with any other respiratory illness. But you should take some precautions:
- If you can, stay at home until the symptoms disappear.
- Use teleworking whenever possible.
- Avoid contact with vulnerable people for ten days after the symptoms first appear.
- Maximize individual protection so that you don't infect other people:
- Use a face mask continually.
- Reduce social interactions to the minimum.
- Do not go to crowded events.
If the symptoms get worse during the process, contact your healthcare professional, or call 061. In case of emergency, call 112.
Covid-19 vaccination
Currently, everyone over the age of 5 can be vaccinated. A Covid-19 booster vaccination is also administered to increase immunity.
Request a vaccination appointment at vacunacovidsalut.cat.(es)
Government of Catalonia Health Channel. Covid-19 vaccination campaign for citizens
Image gallery
The lockdown caused by the Covid-19 crisis left us images of the city never seen before. Take a photographic tour of the developing health crisis in Barcelona: the city deserted, the public services in operation and the lockdown-exit process.
