Spain seeing a surge in coronavirus infections

Published: July 25, 2020, 1:16 p.m.

All nightclubs across Catalonia in north eastern Spain have been ordered to close, with a spike in coronavirus cases prompting fears of a second wave of infections in the country. Also in the programme: A new warning here in the UK about the heightened risk of death from the virus from being obese or overweight; a crackdown on the opposition in Belarus ahead of Presidential elections; and the resignation of journalists en masse from a news website that is a rare independent voice in Hungary. (Photo: Mask-wearing is encouraged in Barcelona as the region endures new restrictions. Credit: AFP)