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Tight Covid-19 lockdown of Igualada area has been lifted by Catalan government

By Tara Rippin • Published: 04 Apr 2020 • 15:42

THE Catalan government has lifted the complete quarantine of Igualada as Covid-19 cases in the four towns lowers to that of the rest of Catalonia.

Since March 12, only essential services have been able to go in and out of four central towns to prevent a Covid-19 cluster.

Home affairs and health ministers agreed it is right to relax the tight lockdown because the “basic reproductive ratio of Covid-19” in the Igualada area “has been lowered to similar levels as that of the rest of Catalonia.”

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Tara Rippin

Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region.
She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990.
Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol.
She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.

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