Few people are seen at a market in Valencia, Spain, Oct. 30, 2020. Valencia imposed restrictions on movement on Friday to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Pablo Morano/Xinhua)
MADRID, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish authorities have decided to close four more regions in the country to contain the rampant coronavirus amid worsening situation, local governments said Wednesday.
Movement in Andalusia, Castile-La-Mancha, Castile and Leon, and Murcia regions have been restricted due to the worsening epidemiological situation.
Murcia closes borders for 14 days, while Andalusia, Castile and Leon, and Castile-La-Mancha until Nov. 9.
The country on Tuesday registered 18,418 new infections and 267 deaths within 24 hours, the most daily COVID-19 deaths in the second wave of the pandemic.
The total number of infections since the start of the pandemic in Spain has reached 1,116,738 and the death toll hit 35,298. Enditem
