Madrid advises residents to stay at home as virus cases soar


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  • Saturday, 22 Aug 2020

People queue to get tested for the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) in Hospitalet del Llobregat, near Barcelona, Spain, August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Albert Gea

MADRID (Reuters) - Authorities in Madrid on Friday advised residents in areas with a high level of coronavirus cases to stay at home as the Spanish health ministry reported more than 3,000 new infections for the fourth day running.

The country logged 3,650 coronavirus infections in the past 24 hours, bringing the cumulative total to 386,054. With 1,199 infections, Madrid accounted for nearly a third of the new cases.

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