Spain to Impose National Lockdown as Virus Cases Jump, El Mundo Says

Spanish police control traffic the entrances to the city of Igualada, Spain on March 13.

Photographer: Angel Garcia/Bloomberg

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Spain will impose a nationwide lockdown for two weeks as part of a state of emergency the government is to declare Saturday as coronavirus cases are soaring, El Mundo reported.