BARCELONA—Spain locked down its 46 million citizens, and France ordered the closing of just about everything the rest of the world loves about it—the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the cafes and restaurants—as governments took increasingly desperate measures to put more space between people and contain the coronavirus.
Spain, the second-worst affected European country after Italy, on March 14 ordered its 47 million citizens to stay indoors except for necessary outings such as buying food and medicine. Social gatherings are banned.
