Protesters say localised lockdowns in Madrid discriminate against poor

People protest in front of the Madrid regional government's health office over the lack of support and movement on improving working conditions at the Vallecas neighbourhood, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Madrid, Spain, September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho

MADRID (Reuters) - Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring COVID-19 infection rate took to the streets on Sunday to call for better health provisions, complaining of discrimination by the authorities.

Madrid's regional government on Friday ordered a lockdown from Monday in some of the poorer areas of the city and its outskirts that are home to about 850,000 people after a surge in coronavirus cases there.