<span style="color: #222222;">Spain has followed Italy and imposed a near-total nationwide lockdown to fight the spread of coronavirus by banning people from leaving home except to go to work, get medical care or buy food. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the restrictions following a huge spike in the number of infections in the nation. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They are among the measures introduced as part of a 15-day state of emergency officially declared by the Spanish government yesterday.<br />'' <br />'' Spain confirmed more than 1,500 new cases of coronavirus since Friday evening, raising its total to 5,753 cases, the second-highest number in Europe after Italy. The disease has so far claimed 183 lives in Spain.</span><br />''