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| Coronavirus: Spain drives fears of European 'second wave' | Coronavirus: Spain drives fears of European 'second wave' |
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| A spike in coronavirus cases in Spain has prompted new measures amid fears of a more widespread "second wave". | A spike in coronavirus cases in Spain has prompted new measures amid fears of a more widespread "second wave". |
| Catalonia has closed its nightlife for two weeks but cities outside the north-eastern region are also seeing a surge. | Catalonia has closed its nightlife for two weeks but cities outside the north-eastern region are also seeing a surge. |
| France, which has seen a rise too, has issued a travel warning and Norway is quarantining arrivals from Spain. | France, which has seen a rise too, has issued a travel warning and Norway is quarantining arrivals from Spain. |
| Germany has also hit a two-month high on new infections, as nations grapple between staving off fresh outbreaks and reopening economies. | Germany has also hit a two-month high on new infections, as nations grapple between staving off fresh outbreaks and reopening economies. |
| Travellers returning to England from Spain will have to quarantine for 14 days from Sunday, the BBC understands. | |
| The European rises are echoed in far bigger increases across the rest of the globe, with record daily new-infection figures of around 280,000 in both of the past two days. | The European rises are echoed in far bigger increases across the rest of the globe, with record daily new-infection figures of around 280,000 in both of the past two days. |
| "While no country is unaffected, this rise is driven by high transmission in large and populous countries in the Americas and South Asia," the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Saturday. | "While no country is unaffected, this rise is driven by high transmission in large and populous countries in the Americas and South Asia," the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Saturday. |
| There have been more than 15.7 million cases globally and more than 640,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. | There have been more than 15.7 million cases globally and more than 640,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. |
| What is happening in Spain? | What is happening in Spain? |
| Barely a month after Spain ended its state of emergency, cities including Barcelona, Zaragoza and the capital Madrid have seen a surge in new infections, prompting the government to warn that a second wave could be imminent. | Barely a month after Spain ended its state of emergency, cities including Barcelona, Zaragoza and the capital Madrid have seen a surge in new infections, prompting the government to warn that a second wave could be imminent. |
| The government of Catalonia now says all nightclubs and late-night bars in the region are to close for the next two weeks. | The government of Catalonia now says all nightclubs and late-night bars in the region are to close for the next two weeks. |
| The Spanish health ministry reported more than 900 new cases of the virus on Friday. One football team in the second division, Fuenlabrada, now has 28 confirmed cases. | The Spanish health ministry reported more than 900 new cases of the virus on Friday. One football team in the second division, Fuenlabrada, now has 28 confirmed cases. |
| The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid says contagion among young people is a particular worry, as they have been gathering in large numbers in cities at night. | The BBC's Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid says contagion among young people is a particular worry, as they have been gathering in large numbers in cities at night. |
| Epidemiologist Dr Daniel Lopez-Acuna told the BBC the average age of cases could rise "because the transmission is going from the youngsters to the rest of the household, and certainly the elderly". | Epidemiologist Dr Daniel Lopez-Acuna told the BBC the average age of cases could rise "because the transmission is going from the youngsters to the rest of the household, and certainly the elderly". |
| France has warned its citizens not to travel to Catalonia while Norway has said it will start quarantining people arriving from Spain. | France has warned its citizens not to travel to Catalonia while Norway has said it will start quarantining people arriving from Spain. |
| Belgium has banned travel to Huesca and Lleida, with recommendations against travel to a number of other areas in Spain. | Belgium has banned travel to Huesca and Lleida, with recommendations against travel to a number of other areas in Spain. |
| Are other European nations concerned at the spikes? | Are other European nations concerned at the spikes? |
| Most are seeing increases and outbreaks but want to keep economies functioning and hope any second wave will be regionally limited. | Most are seeing increases and outbreaks but want to keep economies functioning and hope any second wave will be regionally limited. |
| Belgium has slowed down its reopening amid a sharp rise in cases. | Belgium has slowed down its reopening amid a sharp rise in cases. |
| Italy is isolating arrivals from Romania and Bulgaria for two weeks after a number of imported cases. | Italy is isolating arrivals from Romania and Bulgaria for two weeks after a number of imported cases. |
| French Prime Minister Jean Castex says people arriving from 16 countries where the virus is widely circulating will be subject to on-the-spot coronavirus tests. | French Prime Minister Jean Castex says people arriving from 16 countries where the virus is widely circulating will be subject to on-the-spot coronavirus tests. |
| France's health ministry said there were now more than 1,000 new cases each day in hospitals. | France's health ministry said there were now more than 1,000 new cases each day in hospitals. |
| Germany has said it may introduce compulsory testing for holidaymakers returning from high-risk destinations after infections hit a two-month high. | Germany has said it may introduce compulsory testing for holidaymakers returning from high-risk destinations after infections hit a two-month high. |
| What are the global increases? | What are the global increases? |
| The trajectory is still worryingly upwards, says the WHO - more than a quarter of a million new cases for three days straight up to Friday. | The trajectory is still worryingly upwards, says the WHO - more than a quarter of a million new cases for three days straight up to Friday. |
| One major concern is India, where there are now 1.3 million confirmed cases - 100,000 of them in just the past two days - with experts fearing the worst is still to come | One major concern is India, where there are now 1.3 million confirmed cases - 100,000 of them in just the past two days - with experts fearing the worst is still to come |
| One of those to have tested positive was the chief minister of the state of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who urged people not to be careless. | One of those to have tested positive was the chief minister of the state of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who urged people not to be careless. |
| The United States, Brazil and South Africa are also still showing sharp increases. | The United States, Brazil and South Africa are also still showing sharp increases. |
| In other developments: | In other developments: |