The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, warned that abruptly ending nearly eight weeks of lockdown would be “unforgivable” as he sought parliamentary approval to re-extend the state of emergency.
Between Thursday and Friday, 605 people in Spain died from the virus - down from 683 during the previous 24 hours.
Video: The correspondent of ABC MUNDIAL in Spain made a live tour of the streets of Barcelona.
Spain is close to passing the worst of its coronavirus outbreak, the prime minister said, as parliament debated extending the national state of emergency.
Spain’s health ministry has just given out the latest figures, which show a new record single-day death toll
The Spanish government wants to extend for another 15 days a 15-day state of emergency it imposed on March 14 to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus, multiple Spanish media outlets reported on Sunday.
SPAIN’S far-right party Vox has made unprecedented gains as the second general election this year failed to break the country’s political deadlock.
Caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of the Socialist Party has urged citizens to go to the polls and vote in order to “strengthen democracy”
Spain's Supreme Court on Monday jailed nine Catalan separatist leaders for between nine and 13 years for their role in a failed independence bid, a decision that triggered mass protests in region, some of which turned violent. New Catalan vote on independence is inevitable, says jailed leader.
