Officials urge residents to stay in their homes despite the local court ruling. FMTNews
Police officer informs a woman to wear a face mask in Las Ramblas of Barcelona on July 9.
Catalonia officials ordered the home confinement on the city of Lerida and its surrounding areas a week after the zone had been placed under less strict lockdown. Catalonia’s health director Alba Verges said officials were looking at ways of resolving the legal issue, insisting that the measures were crucial.
More than 70 coronavirus clusters have now been identified in Spain, with the area around Lerida among the most concerning.
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