by Pamela T Munyoro
Spain. (News of The South) – Spain has declared a national state of emergency and imposed a night-time curfew in an effort to help control a new spike in Covid-19 infections.
The new curfew times has been placed between the hours of 2300hrs and 0600hrs.
Local authorities can also ban travel between regions and private gatherings of different households to a maximum of six people.
Mr Sánchez, the prime minister, said he would ask parliament to extend the new rules, initially in force for 15 days, to six months if the situation doesn’t change.
More than half of Spain’s 17 regions had been calling for tighter restrictions, and the latest measures will apply to all regions except the Canary Islands.
The same level of emergency was introduced during the first wave of the pandemic in April and now it has passed one million cases since it began and nearly 35,000 people have died.
Everyone should play their part in curbing the spread of the virus, continuation of face mask wearing and social distancing.
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