Live updates: Spain registers new infection record high
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Spain has set a new daily infection record as citizens seeking to determine whether they are contagious ahead of Christmas gatherings endured long queues amid a shortage of tests
MADRID — Spain has set a new daily infection record as citizens seeking to determine whether they are contagious ahead of Christmas gatherings endured long queues amid a shortage of tests.
The nearly 73,000 new cases recorded Thursday were Spain's third consecutive record high in three days.
The national 14-day contagion rate rose to its highest level this year: 911 new cases per 100,000 residents.
The Spanish government has ordered mandatory mask-wearing outdoors, with few exceptions, starting from Friday.
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