Spain eases some coronavirus restrictions

As of Friday, customers eating inside bars and restaurants and going to fitness centres in the city of Barcelona are no longer required to present COVID-19 passports upon entrance. 

Another restriction no longer in place is the limit of up to ten people during private gatherings. But nightlife businesses will remain closed until further notice. A spike in new daily infections in December due to the omicron variant forced regional Catalan authorities to reinstate a night curfew during the Christmas holidays.

The curfew was extended a further two weeks but lifted January 21. Other restrictions remain in place, such as wearing face masks outdoors