The Catalan regional government on Friday urged the nearly four million residents of Spain's second city Barcelona to stay at home unless absolutely necessary or face a potential new lockdown after a rise in coronavirus cases.
The regional government also ordered the closure of cinemas, theatres and nightclubs and banned gatherings of more than 10 people in the coastal city, spokeswoman Meritxell Budo told a press conference.
Residents had to "act quickly and decisively to avoid finding ourselves in the same situation as in March," she added. West of Barcelona, 160,000 people in Lerida and surrounding towns were placed under lockdown Wednesday following a standoff between the regional government and judicial authorities. The regional government's urging people to stay at home is only a recommendation -- but Budo warned it represented a "last chance" if further restrictions were to be avoided.Last Monday, one local court ruled it would not ratify a home confinement order regional authorities imposed on Lerida and surrounding areas, despite health officials insisting the measure was crucial.
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