Pilgrims are walking 2 abreast chatting away and not seeing a local approaching on a narrow section of the path - not moving to single file, to maintain social distancing. The average age in small villages is over 70 so you will pass many vulnerable people. Think of them please.
The second observation in an outdoor seating area of Hotel Pons Mineas, Portomarin, the seats are carefully arranged to maintain safe distancing, until a pilgrim comes and seeing the only table is not in the shade, proceeds to move chairs into the shade and too close to me. She became annoyed when I reminded her that the tables and chairs were placed so as to maintain safety. I am a vulnerable person and deserve to be able to eat out safely. Please think about what you are doing in terms of the safety of others.
Villages and many people in Portomarin are afraid of pilgrims as virus spreaders, so please tread carefully and behave respectfully towards all you meet and you will find people more welcoming.
Having read all the replies to the OP, and having just got back home to Madrid from Villafranca del Bierzo, I too made a few observations while staying in, and visiting small towns on the Camino Francés.
Regarding pilgrims, of whom I saw about a 100 over my time there, the majority were not wearing masks while walking or passing through towns. I didn't see any while in shops or bars, so I am unable to comment on that aspect. Some kept a safe distance while walking past locals in towns, others didn't. Along the paths between towns and villages, only a few were seen wearing masks correctly. Athough, they were clearly not near anybody, apart from their own travelling group. In the 30 degree plus heat that would have been very uncomfortable, which is why most pilgrims who I saw walking didn't wear masks while walking. At the time there was no local or regional requirement to do so.
Regarding locals, and visitors like me, I would say there were more people taking the precautions than those that weren't. One of my cousins was very upset that another family member chose not to wear a mask in situations where it was obligatory to do so. We, rightly or wrongly, decided to live and let live and just set a good example and not try and tell others what they should or shouldn't do. Sometimes in family situations it can be awkward, so imagine with strangers. We wore our masks and disinfected our hands regularly while visiting homes of my family, but they initially told us the mask wasn't necessary. After a few days we found ourselves become lax too and had to "slap ourselves" to set a better example, more put of concern that we wouldn't want to be the cause of bringing the infection to them (even though .y wife was recently tested as negative).
In a supermarket queue my wife was upset by a couple of locals who kept squeezing past us to check items on a shelf, there was no space to move out of the way and they could easily have waited. They all had masks on, so I didn't feel that I or they were being put at risk. However, my wife did feel uncomfortable and wanted to say something. They chose to ignore my wife's comments. In a small village bar where we stopped to have refreshments, our local friend was refused entry because he wasn't wearing a mask, yet two other elderly locals were allowed to walk inside because, the waiter said, they had a table reserved inside.
Unfortunately, these compliances and non-compliances with the "new normal" and changing local/national laws or recommendations inevitably create situations of concern. We can avoid them almost completely if we self-isolate, we might even be put into various stages of lockdown again if new outbreaks keep popping up in places. This will be a long year of ups and downs, a bit like the rolling hills on the Camino. We all need to be patient as well as compliant, despite what others may or may not do around us. I can't say I get it right all the time, and if someone calls me out I will be prepared to humbly respect it and correct my ways. I don't want us all to be in lockdown again, and we must do more to ensure new outbreaks don't escalate into another major health system collapse.
It's an uncomfortable truth that sporadic outbreaks and associated infections, illnesses and deaths are likely to be with us for some time to come. The drive to kick-start economies, get back to work, stimulate trade and tourism, return to education etc. will inevitably have health consequences while the threat of the virus still exists. We are all learning, some the hard way, how best and better to manage this threat within our lives, local communities and those we may come into contact with. Many people and establishments that serve communities are working hard to try and implement a "new normal", despite its many challenges. There will always be the naysayers, many of whom were or would have been those who refused to stop smoking cigarettes in public places, or don't bother to put their seatbelts on while driving, or eat unhealthy diets etc etc.