Spain Declares 2nd Coronavirus State of Emergency

Joseph Willson with the AP reported Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared a 2nd nationwide state of emergency and ordered an overnight curfew from 11 p.m.-6 a.m. across the country. The state of emergency gives the national government extraordinary powers, including the ability to temporarily restrict basic freedoms guaranteed in Spain’s Constitution such as the right to free movement. 

This action announced on October 26, 2020, is required to provide the legal framework to remove the anti-COVID measures taken by regional governments from the control of the courts. Spain’s 19 regional leaders have the authority to modify the curfew as long as they are stricter, close regional borders to travel, and limit gatherings to just (6) people who don’t live together, reported EuroNews.

Furthermore, the AP's article indicates Sanchez intends to extend the state of emergency for 6-months.