No curfew for now in Spain as PM urges citizens to limit contacts
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Friday that more needed to be done to combat the COVID-19 pandemic but he stopped short of announcing new measures and instead called on citizens to act responsibly.
With Spain’s COVID-19 cases soaring this week to total over a million - the highest in Western Europe - the government has said the pandemic was out of control.
But it lacks the majority in parliament to push bold steps and override sometimes reluctant regions who decide on health matters.