Government urges Spanish collaboration for Catalonia lockdown

<p dir="ltr"><span>The Catalan president, Quim Torra, announced his intention to put on lockdown the whole of the country, limiting entry and exit of its borders, in an official statement on Friday at 8.45pm. </span>Yet, the cabinet will not block the roads connecting with neighboring Spanish regions or France until Madrid does the same for the main ports, airports, and train links, all three of which are under Spanish control. Catalonia only has powers to block roads. </p> / ACN

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First published: March 13, 2020 10:51 PM