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BARCELONA, July 18 — Four million residents of Spain's second city Barcelona were told to stay at home yesterday, as virus cases rise, while EU leaders met in Brussels seeking to rescue Europe's economy from the ravages of the pandemic. “We must take a step back to avoid returning in coming...

A tourist walks with her luggage, after Catalonia's regional authorities and the city council announced restrictions to contain the spread of Covid-19 in Barcelona, Spain July 17, 2020. — Reuters pic

Barcelona, one of Europe's most visited cities, issued its plea as EU leaders met and as India became the third country to record one million cases after the United States and Brazil. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, celebrating her 66th birthday in the Belgian capital, said there were still large differences so she expected “very, very difficult negotiations.”

“The sooner we put this down, the sooner we're going to get back to normal and you'll be able to freely have fun, go to the bars go with the crowds, but not now. Now is not the time to do that,” he said.India's main hotspots had previously been the megacities of Mumbai and New Delhi, but smaller cities and rural areas — where 70 per cent of Indians live — have recently begun to raise the alarm.

Source: Financial Digest (financialdigest.net)

 

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