Spain's government has called for “responsibility”, insisting health restrictions were still in place after weekend images showed people celebrating the state of emergency's end without masks or social distancing.

“The end of the state of emergency does not mean the end of restrictions. Far from it. The virus threat still exists,” Justice Minister Juan Carlos Campo wrote in an opinion piece in El Pais daily.

“That's why the authorities will continue to take action and the public must keep on behaving responsibly.”

People gather in a “macrobotellon” (drinking and dancing session) on a street, as the state of emergency decreed by the Spanish government to prevent the spread of coronavirus is lifted in Barcelona. — Reuters
People gather in a “macrobotellon” (drinking and dancing session) on a street, as the state of emergency decreed by the Spanish government to prevent the spread of coronavirus is lifted in Barcelona. — Reuters

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