By Samantha Day • Published: 15 Mar 2020 • 16:41
Spanish police stepped up their operation to force people to stay indoors today, with officers driving up and down beaches with megaphones, warning of prison time and large £25,000 fines for those we refuse to stay indoors on lockdown.
Footage shared on social media captures officers as they tell residents and holiday makers to ‘stay safely at your accommodation or home and follow instructions from local authorities’
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— Euro Weekly News (@euroweeklynews) March 15, 2020
British holidaymakers are struggling to escape the country after it was placed on lockdown this weekend, with Spanish deaths from the coronavirus doubling in 24 hours, health authorities have announced.
Total infections in Spain have reached 8,000 and the Health Ministry said the nation has recorded 288 deaths since the start of the pandemic, up from 136 on Saturday.
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