Spanish Court Rejects Nightclub COVID Pass Mandate

Spanish Court Rejects Nightclub Mask Mandate
Spanish Court Rejects Nightclub Mask Mandate
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Andalusia high court deems making health passports mandatory to visit indoor nightlife venues to be discriminatory and in violation of citizens’ privacy rights.

  • Plan to make ‘COVID-19 passports’ mandatory to visit nightclubs shot down by the court.
  • The ill-fated plan was announced on Monday.
  • The plan would require an EU Digital COVID Certificate, a negative PCR test, or a negative antibody test to visit any nightlife venue in Andalusia.

The High Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA) rejected controversial plan that sought to make COVID-19 passports mandatory to visit all nightlife venues.

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Spanish Court Rejects Nightclub Mask Mandate

The top court in Spain’s southern coastal region ruled that against the proposal floated by the government of Andalusia earlier this week. Making health passports mandatory to visit indoor nightlife venues was deemed to be discriminatory and in violation of citizens’ privacy rights.

The ill-fated plan was announced by the president of the regional government, Juanma Moreno, back on Monday. According to Moreno, an EU Digital COVID Certificate, a negative PCR test, or a negative antibody test would be required to visit any nightlife venue in Andalusia.

While the measure was initially expected to get implemented as soon as Thursday, it was put on hold just a day after the initial announcement. The provision was submitted for review to the TSJA, to obtain a “maximum legal security” before enforcement, according to Elias Bendodo, a senior aide to the president. The court’s damning ruling means it will not come into effect at all.

Over the course of the pandemic, Spain has registered a total of 4.57 million cases of Covid-19 and nearly 82,000 deaths as of Friday. However, the infection rates are falling as the country appears to have passed the peak of the more contagious Delta variant. 

Last month, Spain’s Constitutional Court ruled that the strict lockdown order – issued by the central government during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020 – was also unconstitutional.

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Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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