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May 7, 2020

Closing Ceremony of Spanish Coronavirus Field Hospital Marred by Tightly Packed Crowds
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The Spanish government has announced an investigation into whether the
closing ceremony of Spain's largest field hospital during the
coronavirus crisis, which took place May 1, violated Spain's emergency
decree and social distancing rules. Over 1,000 people crowded into the
closing ceremony of the IFEMA field hospital, set up in a vast
convention center that played host last December to a United Nations
climate summit. Images of the event show people packed together, not
observing the two-meter social distancing rule.


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