Madrid, Dec 25 (AP) Spain's King Felipe VI has warned citizens to remain cautious as the coronavirus can still inflict widespread damage. His annual Christmas Eve speech came amid a record number of infections in the country Friday.

Spanish health authorities have reported three days in a row of record-breaking caseloads and have reinstituted mandatory mask-wearing in open spaces with few exceptions.

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“We all have to do everything possible not to take steps backwards in this health crisis that has caused so much suffering,” Felipe said. (AP)

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