Spain ends the "Corona emergency" and residents celebrate in the streets

The Spaniards celebrated spontaneously in all streets, at midnight yesterday, after a national emergency that lasted 6 months to contain the spread of the Corona virus in the country ended.

Police in Madrid were forced to remove revelers from Puerta del Sol central square, where scenes of unmasked dancers and collective singing resembled nightlife before the epidemic.

Teens and teens flocked to Barcelona's central squares and beaches to celebrate the easing of restrictions.

Local restaurants will be able to serve dinner again starting Sunday and may remain open until 11 pm.

However, a maximum of four people remain per table and indoor dining is limited to 30% capacity.

With the end of the state of emergency, the ban on travel across regions of Spain was also lifted and many restrictions on social gatherings were eased.

Despite the criticism of some regional leaders and opposition figures, the ruling coalition from the left of the Spanish center refused to extend the state of emergency, which provided a legal umbrella to enact comprehensive measures to combat the emerging corona virus (Covid-19) that restrict basic freedoms.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said current regulations must be sufficient to respond to the outbreak at the regional level while accelerating the deployment of vaccines.

The number of new infections with the Coronavirus in Spain decreased in the past 14 days, Friday, to 198 new cases per 100,000 residents, although central Madrid and the northern Basque regions have more than double this rate.

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