MADRID — The mayor of the Spanish city of Pamplona on Monday canceled the San Fermin festival, which draws thrill-seekers from all over the world to run with fighting bulls through its streets, for a second year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
“To my very despair, I’m forced to officially suspend the festival of San Fermin in 2021,” mayor Enrique Maya told reporters on Monday.
He cited the high COVID-19 contagion in the Navarra region and the low vaccination ratio.
Regional president Maria Chivite had said in February the festival would not be held this year, but at the time Maya had refused to call it off yet and insisted he had the final say.
On Monday, he said t…
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