Spain: COVID cases in Spain continue to grow, with the Spanish Ministry of Health estimating that the infection rate has risen to 1,206.21 per 100,000 people in the four days after the Christmas holiday weekend. This comes following the detection of 214,619 new illnesses in the preceding four days, the highest 14-day incidence in Spain since the outbreak began.  

COVID-19 has infected 5,932,626 people in Spain, resulting in 89,139 deaths. On Monday, there were 120 new COVID deaths.

The announcement comes on the one-year anniversary of the start of the vaccine campaign in Spain, which began on December 27, 2020. In order to combat COVID cases, the Spanish government enacted a rule forcing people to wear facemasks outside on December 24, Friday.

According to Politico, the Spanish government has made it mandatory for anyone above the age of six to wear masks outdoors when engaging in sports or when spending time with family in the mountains or at the beach.

The government has imposed nighttime limitations in most areas of Spain, such as requiring a COVID permit or immunisation certificate to enter nightclubs or restaurants, while the Catalan region in northeastern Spain has shut down bars.

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