Barcelona Opens Beaches As Eases Lockdown

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MAY 08: A woman celebrates as she enters the sea for swimming at dawn as La Barceloneta Beach opened for the first day since March 15 during the novel coronavirus crisis on May 08, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain. Permitted activities now include outdoor water sports such as surfing, paddle boarding or swimming from 6 - 10 AM and from 8 - 11 PM, with beaches only open for sporting activities such as running, working out or water sports. Spain has had more than 220,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and over 26,000 reported deaths, although the rate has declined after weeks of lockdown measures. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)