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The Spanish region of Catalonia, which includes the city of Barcelona, ordered bars and restaurants to close for 15 days from Thursday night onwards and limited the numbers of people allowed in shops to try to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. With close to 900,000 registered cases and more than 33,000 deaths, Spain has become the pandemic's hotspot in Western Europe. FRANCE 24's Sarrah Morris tells us more.
The Spanish region of Catalonia, which includes the city of Barcelona, ordered bars and restaurants to close for 15 days from Thursday night onwards and limited the numbers of people allowed in shops to try to curb a surge in coronavirus cases.
Barcelona (Spain), ??Oct 17 (EFE).- The Spanish region of Catalonia witnessed on Saturday its first weekend with bars and restaurants closed after the regional government decreed their closure to try to stop the spread of coronavirus, a measure that led on Friday to some 1,000 catering service workers to protest.FOOTAGE OF BARS AND RESTAURANTS CLOSED IN BARCELONA.
The Spanish region of Catalonia ordered on Wednesday the closure of bars and restaurants for 15 days from Thursday and limited the opening of shops and parks to try to curb a surge of diagnosed coronavirus cases, the regional acting chief Pere Aragones said.
Bilbao (Spain), Nov 7 (EFE) .- Bars and restaurants are, as of Saturday, closed in the Spanish region of the Basque Country. Basque authorities ordered the closure of these establishments throughout in November to curb the spread of coronavirus.FOOTAGE OF BILBAO.
Faced with rising coronavirus cases, Catalonia closes restaurants and bars for two weeks.