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Added on the 22/03/2020 14:37:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Madrid's Puerta del Sol, normally full of people, is empty as the national lockdown continues in order to halt the spread of the coronavirus. Madrid remains the worst-hit area, accounting for 5,637 cases, or 41 percent of the infections in Spain, while the number of deaths there rose to 390 deaths -- around two-thirds of the national total. IMAGES
Madrid's Puerta del Sol, normally full of people, is empty as the national lockdown continues in order to halt the spread of the virus. Madrid remains the worst-hit area, accounting for 5,637 cases, or 41 percent of the infections in Spain, while the number of deaths there rose to 390 deaths -- around two-thirds of the national total. IMAGES
Usually very busy, the Puerta del Sol in Madrid is almost empty as Spain continues its quarantine in an effort to stem the spread of the new coronavirus. The outbreak is spreading in the country, and the death toll has surpassed 2,000. IMAGES
Madrid's Plaza Mayor is empty Thursday, as Spain continues to enforce confinement to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus epidemic. IMAGES
Madrid residents vote during the last hour of voting in regional elections, which was also open to people either quarantining or who have tested positive for Covid-19. The election is expected to deliver a comfortable victory to the city's hardline leader of the right-wing Popular Party (PP), Isabel Diaz Ayuso, who has soared in prominence for stubbornly resisting virus restrictions. IMAGES
Checks are in place on roads in Madrid as the Spanish capital enters a partial virus lockdown. The restrictions in Madrid will last for two weeks, affecting people living mainly in densely populated, low-income neighbourhoods who will be allowed only to travel for essential reasons such as work, medical care or taking children to school. IMAGES