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MADRID: Nearly a million Madrid residents were bracing on Sunday for a partial lockdown as Spanish authorities seek to put a brake on a second wave of COVID-19.
The restrictions, which kick off Monday for two weeks, affect 850,000 people living mainly in densely-populated, low-income neighbourhoods in the south -- or 13 percent of the population in and around the capital.
Like many countries in Europe, Spain is battling a coronavirus surge and, once again, Madrid is the worst-hit region. On Sunday, people took to the streets in some of the affected districts in protest against the new measures. (AFP)
The restrictions, which kick off Monday for two weeks, affect 850,000 people living mainly in densely-populated, low-income neighbourhoods in the south -- or 13 percent of the population in and around the capital.
Like many countries in Europe, Spain is battling a coronavirus surge and, once again, Madrid is the worst-hit region. On Sunday, people took to the streets in some of the affected districts in protest against the new measures. (AFP)
