<p>The city of Madrid saw huge crowds of people going Christmas shopping and admiring festive lights over the weekend, raising fears that it could trigger another COVID spike.</p><p></p><p>Now, the Spanish government has called on people to behave responsibly and use their ‘common sense’.</p><p></p><p>It's also reported that authorities have sectioned off popular shopping streets to limit numbers.</p><p></p><p>At the beginning of October, with 859 cases per 100,000 people, according to the World Health Organization, the Madrid area was considered Europe's worst hotspot.</p><p></p><p>But, through a variety of restrictions which differed region to region, Spain and Madrid have managed to flatten the curve so far.</p>
