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COVID-19: 2 more Spanish cities to be confined
Leon and Palencia will be cordoned off tomorrow, as coronavirus cases in Spain surge to beyond 813,000
Alyssa McMurtry | 05.10.2020
COVID-19: 2 more Spanish cities to be confined
OVIEDO, Spain
Two more Spanish cities will be confined, authorities announced Monday, as the total number of coronavirus cases in Spain surged to 813,412.
Unauthorized movement in or out of the cities of Leon and Palencia, with a combined population of more than 620,000 people, will be forbidden as of Tuesday due to a surge of new coronavirus infections and growing pressure on hospitals.
They join the capital, Madrid, and several other Spanish towns and cities which are already in varying degrees of confinement.
Madrid’s government is trying to legally appeal the order to limit movement in the capital region, but on Monday the National High Court rejected the request to suspend the measures on a precautionary basis. The legality of the measures is still being studied.
Between Friday and Monday, Spain’s Health Ministry reported 23,480 new infections – down by more than 8,000 compared to the previous weekend...
COVID-19: 2 more Spanish cities to be confined
Leon and Palencia will be cordoned off tomorrow, as coronavirus cases in Spain surge to beyond 813,000
Alyssa McMurtry | 05.10.2020
COVID-19: 2 more Spanish cities to be confined
OVIEDO, Spain
Two more Spanish cities will be confined, authorities announced Monday, as the total number of coronavirus cases in Spain surged to 813,412.
Unauthorized movement in or out of the cities of Leon and Palencia, with a combined population of more than 620,000 people, will be forbidden as of Tuesday due to a surge of new coronavirus infections and growing pressure on hospitals.
They join the capital, Madrid, and several other Spanish towns and cities which are already in varying degrees of confinement.
Madrid’s government is trying to legally appeal the order to limit movement in the capital region, but on Monday the National High Court rejected the request to suspend the measures on a precautionary basis. The legality of the measures is still being studied.
Between Friday and Monday, Spain’s Health Ministry reported 23,480 new infections – down by more than 8,000 compared to the previous weekend...