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Coronavirus: Spain declares state of emergency to impose regional curfews
By Euronews and AFP • last updated: 25/10/2020 - 14:34
The Spanish government on Sunday agreed to declare a new state of emergency, which would allow a curfew to be imposed across the country as it continues to battle a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
An extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers was held in Madrid on Sunday morning "in order to examine the terms of a new royal decree on a state of alert," a communiqu? released by Prime Minister Pedro Sachez's office said on Saturday evening.
It added that "the proposal has been welcomed by the majority" of Spain's regional governments, "which have requested it".
In a meeting that lasted two hours, the cabinet agreed to an initial 15-day state of alarm. Local media reports claim the government intends to extend the measure until April.
Regions across Spain will now be subject to a curfew at night from 11 pm until 6 am CET.
On Saturday evening, administrations in at least nine regions had asked the central government in Madrid to declare a state of emergency or voiced their support for the move.
This will be the second state of emergency declared this year in Spain after one in March to contain the first wave of the coronavirus lasted until June. This is just the fourth time a state of emergency has been declared since Spain's transition to democracy in the 1970s.
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https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/25...-state-of-emergency-to-allow-regional-curfews
By Euronews and AFP • last updated: 25/10/2020 - 14:34
The Spanish government on Sunday agreed to declare a new state of emergency, which would allow a curfew to be imposed across the country as it continues to battle a resurgence of coronavirus cases.
An extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers was held in Madrid on Sunday morning "in order to examine the terms of a new royal decree on a state of alert," a communiqu? released by Prime Minister Pedro Sachez's office said on Saturday evening.
It added that "the proposal has been welcomed by the majority" of Spain's regional governments, "which have requested it".
In a meeting that lasted two hours, the cabinet agreed to an initial 15-day state of alarm. Local media reports claim the government intends to extend the measure until April.
Regions across Spain will now be subject to a curfew at night from 11 pm until 6 am CET.
On Saturday evening, administrations in at least nine regions had asked the central government in Madrid to declare a state of emergency or voiced their support for the move.
This will be the second state of emergency declared this year in Spain after one in March to contain the first wave of the coronavirus lasted until June. This is just the fourth time a state of emergency has been declared since Spain's transition to democracy in the 1970s.
more..
https://www.euronews.com/2020/10/25...-state-of-emergency-to-allow-regional-curfews