The measure was decided then that the country had 280 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, three times more than two weeks ago.

The catalan government has ordered Friday the closure of discotheques and night bars of this region in north-eastern Spain to cope with the increased cases of contamination with the novel coronavirus.

The regional civil defence has also prohibits the concert hall with a dance floor, and imposes a curfew at midnight on the gambling establishments, casinos, bars and restaurants.

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The measure, effective Saturday, and for two weeks, it was decided then that the country had 280 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours, three times more than two weeks ago.

Explosion in the number of cases

Nearly half of the new cases were registered in Catalonia, where authorities have asked a week ago to the 4 million inhabitants of the regional capital, Barcelona, to be confined except in an emergency.

barely a month after the lifting of a strict confinement, Spain saw an explosion in the number of infections with the novel coronavirus, which has already been 28 432 people dead and infected more than 272,000 people.

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The French Prime minister, Jean Castex has also “strongly recommended” on Friday to the French of”avoid” to travel to Catalonia. The border remains open nonetheless.