Spain locks down a region of 200,000 people indefinitely after it experienced a spike in COVID-19 cases

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The Catalonian government in Spain announced on Saturday an indefinite period of lockdown for the Segri region of the country, which is home to more than 200,000 people.

Gatherings are restricted to no more than 10 people and travel in and out of the city is prohibited, with exceptions for workers in the city.

There were at least 72,860 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 12,586 deaths in the region, according to the government's news agency.

Spain has faced one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks among European countries with 250,545 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 28,385 deaths, according to data analyzed by Johns Hopkins University.

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The Catalonian government on Saturday announced that the Segri region of Spain, which is home to more than 200,000 people, will enter an indefinite period of lockdown after a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

"We take a step back to protect ourselves and we will take all the decisions to stop the contagion," Catalonia President Quim Torra said, according to The Independent.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Inside London during COVID-19 lockdownSee Also:Miami-Dade County imposes 10 p.m. curfew and closes casinos and strip clubs ahead of July 4 weekend as COVID-19 cases surge in FloridaTwitter appears to joke that it will add an edit button once 'EVERYONE' starts wearing masksTexas sets another record for new daily coronavirus cases, with more than 8,000 new infections

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