Spain's north-eastern region of Catalonia enforced a new lockdown on more than 200,000 people on Saturday, after several new outbreaks of the coronavirus were detected.
A health worker wearing a protective mask stands at the emergencies entrance of Arnau de Vilanova hospital, after Catalonia's government imposed new restrictions in an effort to control a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease in Lleida, Spain July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
Residents in Segria, which includes the city of Lleida, will not be able to leave the area from 12 noon on Saturday, but will not be confined to their homes as was the case in Spain’s original strict lockdown in March. Regional health ministry data showed there were 3,706 cases in the Lleida region on Friday, up from 3,551 the previous day.
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