Feeling bullish! Feeling bullish?

  • After Covid restrictions had been lifted, the event took places today in Tafalla, Navarra.
  • Runners show bravado as they attempt to dodge bulls and get into city centre
  • Enrique Maya, Mayor of Pamplona announced that the larger San Fermín festival would not be held in 2021 because of coronavirus fears
  • Spain’s 14-day cumulative count of cases per 100,000 was 43.2 Thursday

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Spaniards celebrated the fall in Covid infection rates by running with bulls and risking their lives. 

After coronavirus restrictions had been lifted, the event that took place today in Tafalla, Navarra, Spain is now possible.

Thursday’s cumulative 14-day Covid cases per 100,000 was 43.2

Participants show bravado as they attempt to dodge bulls and get into the city’s centre.

Enrique Maya, Mayor of Pamplona and the Pamplona City Council had previously announced that the Running of the Bulls, and the larger San Fermín festival would not be held in 2021 because of coronavirus fears.   

Running of the Bulls is part of the annual festival of San Fermín where six bulls are released into the cobbled streets of Pamplona, Spain.

The festival of San Fermín honours the patron saint of Pamplona.

Spaniards have celebrated plummeting Covid infection rates by risking their lives running with bulls instead in the village of Tafalla

Spaniards celebrated the fall in Covid infection rates by running with bulls in Tafalla instead.

The event today comes after coronavirus restrictions were loosened in Spain and infection rates have plummeted

The coronavirus restrictions in Spain were lifted and infection rates plummeted.

In the bull run event, participants demonstrate bravado by attempting to dodge the bulls and get into the city centre

Participants try to dodge bulls and get to the city centre in the bull run event.

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