The Spanish government gained support of the parliament for an extension of the State of Emergency until 9 May 2021. It was supported by 194 MPs. The total amount of seats in lower house of the parliament are 350.
The borders will be closed from midnight between Thursday and Friday. This apply to the border of Andalucia, the borders of the provinces of Sevilla, Granada and Jaén, and the borders to another 450 municipalities within Andalucía. At the same time gatherings in both public and private spaces will be limited to maximum of six people.
The Government of Spain has declared a new State of Emergency with a curfew from 25 October, where people are not allowed to be out between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. Each Autonomous Community has the opportunity to move the curfew one hour back or fourth in time.
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