Voters in northern Spain protected themselves with face masks and hand sanitizer before voting on Sunday as Galicia and the Basque Country held regional elections despite new localised outbreaks of COVID-19.
A man votes at a polling station during the Basque regional elections, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Durango, Spain July 12, 2020. REUTERS/Vincent West
Bilbao, the Basque region’s largest city, increased the number of polling stations by 25% to ensure social distancing. More than 460 people in both regions who recently tested positive for the new coronavirus were barred from voting for the new regional governments, as were people awaiting test results.
The eastern region of Aragon and Andalusia, one of Spain’s top holiday destinations, were on Monday to make it compulsory to wear a face mask, authorities said, following a similar move in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Extremadura.
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