Spain has ended a requirement that people with mild cases of Covid-19 self-isolate as part of a shift towards treating the virus as an endemic illness like flu.

The new strategy will focus attention on “vulnerable people” and serious cases of Covid, said a health ministry statement.

In addition to dropping the quarantine requirement, the government has stopped testing people with symptoms or who were in close contact with an infected person, AFP reported.

People with mild cases of Covid-19 are nevertheless required to be “cautious” by wearing face masks, still mandatory in public indoor spaces, and by limiting their contact with others.