Fear of second wave of corona: Europe takes tougher measures | Abroad

The Spanish see that the virus is mainly flaring up in the region around Madrid. One third of the national number of deaths and infections comes from there. In the hospitals, 1 in 5 beds is now occupied by someone who has corona. The local government has therefore decided to drastically restrict freedom of movement in 37 different zones (26 in the city of Madrid, the rest around it) from tomorrow. People are only allowed in and out for work, school or informal care. The parks were originally supposed to reopen, but now remain closed. And people can still meet, but with no more than 6 at a time. The area has 850,000 inhabitants.

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