At the meeting of the Interterritorial Council of the National Health System held on Wednesday, the measure was proposed by the Spanish Minister of Health. As he explained, on 19 April the Council of Ministers will sign the decree suspending the need for masks inside and will enter into force the following day.

The use of the mask in different areas will continue to be mandatory. In hospitals, residences and public transport, for example. The Basque Government and the Government of Navarre have already said that, after Easter, they would like to remove the need to place masks in closed places.