MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government on Thursday banned marches to commemorate International Women's Day on March 8 in Madrid after such marches last year stirred a bitter row over whether they were super-spreader events for the coronavirus.
"Madrid continues to be one of the Spanish regions with the highest infection rate as well as the highest number of hospital admittances," the central government's chief representative to the Madrid region told a news conference.
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