Spain coronavirus second wave could see army sent to enforce lockdown in Madrid as thousands protest restrictions
says it does not anticipate a total lockdown of the entire city, but medicalised hotels made available at the height of the pandemic are being reopened.“We are aware that if don’t take these measures, the situation will be worse in a few days," said the deputy premier of the Madrid region, Ignacio Aguado.
The presence of coronavirus in these districts is described as "very high" with over 1,000 for every 100,000 people in the last 14 days. Rapid coronavirus tests are also to be carried out on around one million people in Madrid, and officials are stressing that anyone who is positive must stick to the isolation rules.
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