The police controls began Monday and for the first two days they will give people information. Parks are closed and shops and restaurants have to limit their occupancy to 50% in the affected zones. The targeted areas have a 14-day rate of transmission above 1,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, some of the highest in Europe. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is meeting Monday with the president of the Madrid region, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, to coordinate a stronger response to the outbreaks. Spain is struggling to contain a second wave of the virus, which has killed at least 30,000 people according to the country’s health ministry.

Source: ABC News September 21, 2020 09:39 UTC