Spain announces new state of emergency as Covid-19 infections soar
Night curfew will apply except in Canary Islands
25 October 2020 - 23:58
Madrid — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a new state of emergency on Sunday in an effort to curb soaring coronavirus infections, imposing local night-time curfews and banning travel between regions in some cases.
The measures go into force from Sunday night and will require all regions except the Canary Islands to impose a night-time curfew and limit the number of people allowed to meet to six...
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