In a press release regarding the results of the Department of Health's study into the festivals, the Catalonian government said it hoped the research"provides valuable information when it comes to improving protocols and security measures for crowded activities and festivals for the future."
The government added:"As explained by the Secretary of Public Health, Carmen Cabezas, at a time of opening of the summer, and in a context of 8,000 cases a day, the festivals were just one more factor among all those that occurred in that moment." Catalonia, an autonomous region of Spain, is currently experiencing what has been described as a fifth wave of infections that is expanding through the country.on July 28, Catalan Health Minister Josep Maria Argimon, said the wave has"very different characteristics from the previous ones" and is predominantly affecting young people and those with greater economic capacity.
As of Wednesday morning EDT Spain had reported 264,575 new cases of coronavirus over the previous 14 days.held in Chicago, according to a police news conference cited byFirst Deputy Supt. Eric Carter called it"one of the safest Lollapaloozas we've put on in recent years.