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Barcelona back under lockdown as virus cases surge

A woman carries an inflatable float with the shape of a portion of pizza in a Barcelona,where aothorities ordered four million residents to stay at home as virus cases rise. [AFP]

Barcelona's streets were largely empty on Saturday, with millions of people instructed to stay at home as new coronavirus restrictions came into effect following a spike in the number of infections in the region over the past week.

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