Spain's autonomous Catalonia region reinstalled a lockdown for some 200,000 residents following a sharp increase in coronavirus cases
Spain's autonomous Catalonia region on Saturday reinstalled a lockdown for some 200,000 residents near the town of Lerida following a sharp increase in coronavirus cases.
"We have decided to confine the del Segria zone following data confirming a sharp rise in COVID-19 infections," Catalonia's regional president Quim Torra, saying the regional government had to"take a step back to protect ourselves and control the outbreak." The confinement started at noon, and means no one can enter or leave the area — part of the greater Lleida region — but does not require residents to stay in their homes. People can only enter or exit the area, which is comprised of 38 municipalities, to go to work or in an emergency. Those who are found in breach of the new rules will face fines,
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