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We live in an extreme situation, the worst in the last half century
said the Spanish prime minister in a press conference after the government meeting.
The austerity measures adopted by the government will go into effect Sunday night and a night curfew will be introduced in the country. The restriction applies to all regions of Spain except the Canary Islands.
The state of emergency can normally last up to 15 days, but can be extended with parliamentary approval, and the prime minister wants to ask Parliament for authorization to maintain the state of emergency until May 9.
In Spain, one of the strictest exit restrictions was imposed during the first wave of epidemics in the spring, which was then relaxed in the summer. However, the second wave is hitting the country very hard: the total number of cases so far exceeds one million and 35,000 have died from the disease caused by the virus.
The introduction of a state of emergency entitles the government to: The government can introduce different levels of emergency and associated measures. For example, they can ban travel between regions and impose local curfew restrictions.
(Reuters)
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