MADRID — Authorities in the Spanish city of Pamplona, which would usually be gearing up for the San Fermin bull-running festival at this time of year, are readying stringent security measures amid fears of crowds gathering despite the fiesta being cancelled. "Of course there are some concerns. It would be naive not to be worried," Mayor Enrique Maya said at an event run by local newspaper Diario de Navarra this week. "But I have great faith in our citizens." But in April, with Spain's coronavirus outbreak spiralling out of control, the city called off the festivities for the first time in four decades.

Source: International New York Times July 03, 2020 13:41 UTC