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BARCELONA Spain’s Balearic Islands will make face masks mandatory in public at all times, uniting Catalonia to go further than a national directive that obliges their use only when it is close to others.

The Balearics order will take effect on Monday as Catalonia began on Thursday, just as tourists have begun to return after coronavirus blockages and the lifting of travel restrictions.

Both are the largest foreign tourist destinations in Spain but have fallen differently into coronavirus pandemic. Catalonia recorded the second highest number of deaths in the country, while the Balearic Islands have been largely saved.

Balearics regional chief Francina Armengol described the situation in the archipelago as “under control”, but warned people should not let their guard down, as “the virus continues to live among us”.

Catalonia’s directive came into force on Thursday, prompting mixed reactions from residents and health experts.

Barcelona resident Leopoldo, 66, said the mask’s obligation was “logical” because it was difficult to keep a safe distance in places like narrow streets.

But others like Diego, 40, disagreed. “I don’t think it makes sense,” he said from the beach, wearing a mask that covered his mouth but not his nose. Wearing a mask, he said, made him feel dizzy.

Spain has curbed one of Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreaks – with more than 28,000 deaths – but several small groupings have been uncovered in recent days, causing local blockades in Catalonia and the Galicia region.

In Catalonia, everyone aged six and over must wear a mask. In the Balearic Islands it is for all ages over six years. The clash of rules will result in a fine of 100 euros.

There are exceptions, such as when exercising, swimming and sunbathing on the beach.

Joan Ramon Villalbi, former president of the Spanish Public Health Association, said the mask’s obligation would have a limited effect and make more sense to urbanites than rural areas.

“Despite having a modest value, it is likely to help and send the social message that it is important to strengthen the preventive measures that some people seem to have forgotten.”

But the head of infectious diseases at Barcelona’s Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Benito Almirante, told local channel TV3 Catalonia that the obligation was unlikely to be useful due to a lack of scientific support and that it could be rejected by some citizens.

The World Health Organization has issued new guidelines for the transmission of the new coronavirus that accepts some airborne transmission reports, but has failed to confirm that the virus is spreading in the air.

(Reported by Joan Faus and Albert Gea in Barcelona and Nathan Allen in Madrid; Edited by Ingrid Melander and Janet Lawrence)

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