AdvertisementSpain's Catalonia region has locked down a county of more than 400,000 people following a surge in coronavirus cases - just as Brits prepare to go there on holiday. The western Catalan city of Lleida and the rest of Segrià county was put under lockdown from midday today. The western Catalan city of Lleida and the rest of Segrià county was put under lockdown from midday today. Segrià county, an agricultural hotspot with a number of slaughterhouses, has faced a sudden jump in cases compared to the rest of the region. Yesterday, the ministry of health announced 276 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases in the previous 24 hours, 60 of which came from Lleida.

Source: Daily Mail July 04, 2020 09:49 UTC