FILE PHOTO: People are pictured at a bar amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, August 1, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain on Friday ordered nightlife establishments to close and banned drinking on the street in an effort to stem a coronavirus resurgence - measures that caused anger and dismay in the hard-hit hospitality sector.
Smoking in public places where keeping a safe distance from people is impossible was also banned, Health Minister Salvador Illa told a news conference.
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