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From Pedro Sánchez to Mariano Rajoy . Former presidents, government and representatives of the parliamentary arch attended this Tuesday the State tribute for the victims of the coronavirus dressed in black and wearing surgical or black masks, in mourning for the deceased. Everyone except Fernando Simón.

The director of the Center for the Coordination of Health Alerts and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health has decided to attend the event with an unusual mask : made of fabric and with the pattern of some blue sharks . Something that has unleashed criticism from Internet users on networks.

Many of them known, like Juan Ignacio Zoido . The MEP and former Interior Minister of the Popular Party has written a tweet arguing that "it is not the right time to wear this mask."

And others not so well known, who have criticized the complement of Simón as a "lack of respect" for the victims of the coronavirus.

However, some have preferred to defend Simon, pointing out supposed positive aspects of his management of these months at the head of the pandemic. "To me, Fernando Simón wears the shark mask, if he wants ... Mourning is in the heart."

Secret message

The mask that Simon has chosen this Thursday is not new . It appeared for the first time last June, and its origin was revealed in a conversation between Simón and Pedro Sánchez himself : "They gave it to me yesterday. A friend of the CEO of Lasarte sent me one as a gift."

Some Internet users have recalled it on Twitter; others, however, have wanted to establish their own theories on why Simon has opted for sharks: "Our beloved Ferdinand Simon is wearing a mask with a shark at today's official event. But not just any shark. This mask has a lot message . "

One of them, Daniel Vidal, has linked the mask with the famous movie Jaws , or Shark in Spanish, by director Steven Spielberg .

In that Twitter thread that has gone viral, Vidal exposes the alleged similarities between the scientists in the film (who warn of the need to close the beaches so that there are no more victims) and Simón. "In the end, the decision to ignore the opinion of experts and those in charge of citizen security resulted in more lives and a greater economic cost for the people of Amity. It does not take very smart to read between the lines the message of the Simon's mask. "

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