The beaches of Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro will be closed this weekend, according to a municipal decree enacted on Friday, as the local government seeks to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The measures take effect at midnight on Friday, forbidding all activities from sports to sunbathing and swimming. They are valid through Monday.
Even with a rising number of infections and deaths in Brazil's second-largest city, residents have flocked to the beaches. The state government briefly closed beaches last year, but the measure was soon lifted.
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