Spain to put entire capital city of Madrid under partial lockdown
(WorldNews Spain)

With coronavirus cases spreading like wildfire, the entire city of Madrid is to be put under partial lockdown, Spain`s government said Wednesday as it stepped up measures to fight the epidemic. But Madrid`s regional government reacted furiously to the new restrictions that affect mobility and gatherings, setting the scene for a political battle which could be dragged into the courts. `The situation in Madrid is complex and worrying,` Health Minister Salvador Illa told reporters, saying that of 11,016 new cases diagnosed in Spain over the past 24 hours, nearly 44 per cent were in...