29 Oct, 2020 @ 18:32
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Spain’s Catalunya to close its borders tomorrow along with gyms, bars and restaurants to fight coronavirus

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CATALUNYA will close its external borders on Friday with the measure lasting for at least 15 days. 

Interim president Pere Aragones also announced that all municipalities will be closed off during weekends from 6am on Fridays until 6am on Mondays. 

Only people who must travel for work, academic or medical reasons, including caring for dependants, will be exempt. 

Residents will be permitted to travel to cemeteries in bordering towns on October 31 and November 1. 

Following a meeting with health experts, the Catalan government has also decided to close gyms and prohibit all sports activities. 

Cultural events are also suspended, but museums can remain open, as can libraries but only to lend books. 

Bars, restaurants and beauty parlours will continue to remain closed after being ordered to shut down two weeks ago. 

Shopping centres are also to be closed apart from supermarkets and essential shops. 

Schools and educational centres will not be forced to close but online teaching should be opted for whenever possible.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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