The Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra police force have this afternoon begun monitoring the entrances to Catalonia, following the announcement made yesterday by president Quim Torra to maintain the entire territory in lockdown as a measure of precaution against the rapidly propagating coronavirus epidemic. At one of the checkpoints, random vehicle checks revealed 12 people with symptoms. They were referred to the medical emergency services.
The detection was carried out by a Mossos checkpoint, in conjunction with medical emergency teams, on the AP-2 motorway from Zaragoza, on its way through Soses, after a total of 103 vehicles were monitored.
Eviteu desplaçaments i respecteu el confinament. A l’AP-2, al seu pas pel Segrià, hem controlat 103 vehicles i hem derivat 12 persones a @semgencat
— Mossos (@mossos) March 14, 2020
La col·laboració ciutadana és clau per aturar l’epidèmia #coronavirus https://t.co/nhdD2uC0gC
Translation:
"Avoid travelling and respect the lockdown. On the AP-2, passing through the Segrià county, we checked 103 vehicles and referred 12 people to the emergency services. Public collaboration is key to stopping the #coronavirus epidemic." — Mossos
There were also checks today at Sants Estació, the Barcelona terminus of the high speed train from the centre and south of the Iberian peninsula.
Iniciem un dispositiu conjunt amb @semgencat per controlar la mobilitat dels passatgers que arriben a l’estació de l’AVE a Bcn i detectar persones amb símptomes de #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/5dNR3th8Wd
— Mossos (@mossos) March 14, 2020
Translation:
"We have launched a joint operation with the medical emergency services to check on the movements of passengers arriving at the high speed train station in Barcelona and detect people with symptoms of #coronavirus"— Mossos
The checks on airports, ports, train stations, and highways are being applied while awaiting the collaboration of the Spanish government with Catalonia's lockdown plan.