Posted on 10/25/20
| News Source: i24
'The situation we are going through is extreme,' Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Sunday
Spain declared a national state of emergency Sunday, and a curfew covering all of Spain except the Canary Islands, in a bid to curb a second wave of coronavirus cases.
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The new state of emergency will last until the beginning of May, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said in a televised speech, adding "the situation we are going through is extreme."
The measures were agreed earlier Sunday at a two-and-a-half-hour cabinet meeting convened to respond to calls from the regions for powers to impose curfews to fight the surge in coronavirus cases. Read more at i24