A man wears a protective mask as he walks in the Vallecas neighbourhood during the first day of a partial lockdown between and within areas in six districts amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Madrid, Spain, September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - The regional chief of Madrid requested on Monday help from the army to fight the coronavirus surge in and around the Spanish capital where local authorities have ordered a partial lockdown of some poorer areas, prompting protests during the weekend.
"We need help from the army for disinfection ... and to strengthen local police and law enforcement," Isabel Diaz Ayuso told a news briefing after meeting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in an attempt to reduce contagion in Spain's worst-hit region.
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