13/03/2024 10:49 (UTC)

Ceuta, Melilla borders mark 4 years since coronavirus closure

Melilla, Mar 13 (EFE) (Camera: Paqui Sánchez) - The image of the closure of the land borders of Melilla and Ceuta in the early morning of March 13, 2020, was one of the first that confirmed the closure that the coronavirus pandemic was going to mean worldwide. This Wednesday marks the fourth anniversary of that measure which, although partially reversed 795 days later, marked a turning point in the border relations between Spain and Morocco.

FOOTAGE OF THE BENI-ENZAR BORDER CROSSINGS, THE ONLY ONE CURRENTLY OPEN), CHINATOWN, WHERE THE ATTEMPTED MASS ENTRY IN JUNE 2022 TOOK PLACE. CLOSED STORES AND WAREHOUSES ARE, A CONSEQUENCE OF THE BORDER CLOSURE.

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Date: 13/03/2024 10:15 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Politics » Diplomacy
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 188 seconds
Reference: 55013129507
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