Due to an alarming increase of new infections are the Corona-protection rules in the Spanish metropolis of Barcelona and the surrounding area has been tightened. The measures will apply initially for the next 15 days, such as the regional government of Catalonia announced on Friday. Gatherings of more than ten persons in the public and in the private sector, as well as visits to homes for the elderly were says now, it said. In addition, will be reduced in the affected Region, the allowable number of visitors in Bars and Restaurants. Are affected Barcelona and twelve suburbs of the Catalan capital.
A day lock there is not, for the time being. The regional Minister of health of Alba Vergés, said: "We do not recommend people to not leave the house, if it is absolutely necessary." We ask that the second homes at the seaside or in the mountains will not be visited this weekend. Government spokesperson Meritxell Budó demanded by the people of Catalonia, "at the end of the all-too-lax attitude". Javi Colmenero/EUROPA PRESS/dpa
Catalonia in the North-East of the country is the Region, which is currently preparing in Spain in connection with Corona, the biggest Concerns. Within 24 hours the community had been reported in the whole of the so-called Autonomous on Thursday 1293 new cases of infection, of which more than half in the city of Barcelona (372), and in the suburb of L'hospitalet de Llobregat (304).
With more than 28 400 dead and nearly 260 000 proven infections of Spain in Europe, one of the of the pandemic the most severely affected countries. In most regions of Spain the situation is but for weeks to be largely under control.
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