Spain locks down area of 200,000 people as coronavirus second wave feared
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mirror.co.ukAn area in Spain's Catalonia region has been plunged into a local coronavirus lockdown to halt a new outbreak as thousands of Brits prepare to arrive in the country on holiday.
Residents of El Segria, including the ancient city of Lleida, have been confined and roadblocks set up since midday on Saturday due to a worrying surge in cases that comes amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19.
The 30-plus affected municipalities are home to about 209,000 people. Residents will not be confined to their homes, but they will not be allowed to leave and no one is allowed to enter.
More than 60 new cases of Covid-19 were announced in the region on Friday - a day after 128 new infections were confirmed - taking the total to just over 4,000, according to
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