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Lines of up to three hours at the Semat Healthcare Centre on 20 December, 2021 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
Lines of up to three hours at the Semat Healthcare Centre on 20 December, 2021 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Photo: David Zorrakino/Europa Press (Getty Images)

Many countries in Europe are experiencing a rapid surge in cases, with Omicron quickly becoming the dominant variant over Delta. Spain is now at very high risk after recording an incidence of 511 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past 14 days. But unlike countries such as the Netherlands, its leaders have hesitated so far to take stronger measures to contain the pandemic.