Madrid, July 4(UNI) Spain's north-east Catalonia region has placed restrictions on 200,000 people near the town of Lleida amid surge in new COVID-19 infections, officials said on Saturday.
From 4 pm local time (6 pm GMT) onwards, no one will be able to enter or leave the region, Al Jazeera reported, adding the move comes as a surprise to everyone.
The move comes as Spain's hospitality sector was hoping to salvage what remains of the all-important summer season. Regional health ministry data showed there were 3,706 cases in the Lleida region on Friday, up from 3,551 the previous day.