But surprisingly it’s all over in the blink of an eye. They file in firmly, as though they were about to raid a clandestine bar. Officers from the National Police force arrive, sirens blaring, at 8.22pm. Electronic music, drugs and partying like in the times before the pandemic.” He describes a scene last Saturday in Madrid: “I took ecstasy with someone else in the bathroom. In the bathrooms, people are having sex and taking pills, according to a 28-year-old who asked to remain anonymous. It’s the perfect combination of conditions for the coronavirus to spread. There’s sweat and yelling – all in an enclosed space, with aerosols floating in the air. When the DJ makes the announcement, there are young people, without shirts and without face masks, dancing to the beat of Juseph León. The police are going to come in and there are journalists outside.” Republik is an electronic music club in the center of Madrid, one of the few capital cities in Europe where the party has not stopped. The DJ at Republik turns off the music and tells the crowd: “Please, everyone go to your table and put on your face mask.
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