The actual problem with Spain is that they have a decentralised system of contact tracing (which is normally good), but which didn't really get implemented quic

The actual problem with Spain is that they have a decentralised system of contact tracing (which is normally good), but which didn't really get implemented quickly enough. Madrid in particular did pretty poorly at this. Additionally, their economy is so dependent on tourism that they felt they needed to open back up to avoid ruination. This lead to loads more cases, coupled with pandemic fatigue and here we are.