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IN CATALONIA, MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES

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BARCELONA Catalonia on Wednesday ordered all residents and visitors to wear face masks in public at all times, becoming the first Spanish region to toughen a national directive mandating their use when in close proximity to others.

The order, which takes effect on Thursday, was announced by regional leader Quim Torra, pictured, four days after more than 200,000 people in the Segria area were placed under a local lockdown following a series of coronaviru­s outbreaks there.

The pandemic has hit Spain harder than most other European countries, causing more than 28,000 deaths and close to 270,000 infections, according to official data.

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