MADRID: Spain reported a record 93,822 new coronavirus infections over the weekend, while the two-week average jumped to a new high of 885 cases per 100,000 people on Monday as regional authorities scrambled to ramp up restrictions.
Simon stressed that further measures would be needed for transmission to fall quickly and ease pressure on intensive care units after weeks of gradual tightening have failed to tame a rampant third wave. With Spain's 14-day incidence of the virus more than tripling from a month ago, regions have raced to curb infections - although national law bars them from imposing the harshest restrictions like home confinement.Health Minister Salvador Illa, meanwhile confirmed he would step aside to run for election in Catalonia after leading Spain's response to the pandemic.
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