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Watch: Spain ends coronavirus curfew in place since October 2020, people step out to celebrate

The lifting of the nationwide emergency will allow travel within the country, but regional governments can move the court to seek stricter measures.

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The sound of the end of curfew in Madrid City #FinEstadoDeAlarma #Spain 🎉🎉 pic.twitter.com/USPoEi6wol
— Lily Mayers (@lilymayers) May 8, 2021

As the clock struck midnight Barcelona residents poured into the street to celebrate the end of the local curfew. Spain ended a 6-month-long national state of alarm on Sunday following a decrease in virus cases and a boost in vaccinations. (AP Video/Renata Brito) pic.twitter.com/KadXj83d8m
— Renata Brito (@RenataBritoAP) May 9, 2021

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