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50,000 Spain Flags Planted in Madrid Park in Tribute to Covid-19 Victims
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0:45Now PlayingOver 50,000 flags of Spain have been erected overnight in a Madrid park to pay tribute to victims of COVID-19.
The grassy slopes of the capital's Rome Park were a sea of red and yellow on Sunday morning after the flags were planted in rows, visible from the city's main circular road.
Volunteers from an association of coronavirus-affected victims are thought to have worked overnight in secrecy to plant the small Spanish flags.
A white ribbon was also laid out by the association, which has been highly critical of the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
One local resident said it was a moving tribute to those who has lost their lives in the pandemic.
Spain has so far been able to prevent a second wave of the virus that has claimed over 31,000 lives in the country.
Spain’s health minister reiterated his plea this weekend for Madrid’s regional authorities to apply more stringent restrictions on mobility in Europe’s worst coronavirus hotspot.
On Friday, Madrid increased the number of neighborhoods under restrictions that prohibit unnecessary movement outside the area, reduce occupancy in shops and restaurants and close parks.
Those measures apply to around 1 million people of the 3.3 million who live in the capital.
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