In light of a new outbreak of the emerging coronavirus, the authorities of several countries decided to re-impose quarantine measures on often designated areas, such as Catalonia and Melbourne on Saturday.
Europe - Spain:
The Catalan Province imposed a stone on Saturday a region inhabited by about 200 thousand residents, in the vicinity of Lerida (northeast). Entry and departure is prohibited, and gatherings of more than ten people are prohibited.
Portugal:
Imposing a new "home stone" in the Lisbon region since July 1, covering 700,000 residents in 40 neighborhoods and lasting at least two weeks.
Germany:
On June 23, a local stone was reimposed for a week, which included more than 600,000 residents of the neighboring cantons of Gutersloh and Warndorf. The stone was extended from the first to the seventh of July. A stone was previously imposed on the canton of Cossfeld on 18 May.
Britain:
The government announced on June 29 the tightening of the stone in Leicester, which included especially the closure of unnecessary shops, while restrictions in the country are being eased.
Italy: A
quarantine was imposed on nearly 700 people on June 22 in the town of Mondragoni, near Naples.
Ukraine:
Tight restrictions re-imposed on June 19.
ASIA - CHINA:
The beginning of April lifted the stone from Wuhan where the epidemic first appeared, but the municipality has reimposed the closure of 70 of the city's seven thousand residential neighborhoods.
India:
Tamil Nadu State re-imposed a stone from June 19 until the end of the month on the outskirts of Chennai. The measure involved about 15 million people.
Azerbaijan:
A strict stone was re-imposed between June 22 and August 1.
Americans - United States:
Several states have retracted their stone abatement, including the closure of bars in California, Texas, and Florida, and the prevention of beaches in California and Florida.
Argentina: The
closure was tightened in Buenos Aires and its environs from July 1 to 17 of the same month.
Cordoba, the country's second largest city, retracted its stone relief on May 19.
Panama:
As of June 8, the stone was reimposed in the capital and in a neighboring province.
Guyana:
On June 10, conditions for wandering in this French province were tightened, with stone re-imposed in 16 municipalities (of 22) affected by the virus between June 13 and 15, and the curfew extended. On June 25, all bars and restaurants were closed, a further 20 neighborhoods were closed, and the curfew was tightened.
Middle East - Occupied West Bank:
Five-day closure closed, as of 3 July. A week earlier, the authorities imposed a temporary closure in the cities of Nablus (north), Hebron, and Bethlehem (south).
Oceania - Australia:
Thousands of Melbourne residents have to stay at least five days from Saturday.