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The regional chief, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has argued that milder measures are already flattening the region’s sharp infection curveCasado also called for the health minister to step down for promoting measures that he claimed politically targeted the Madrid region

The two-week ban imposed by Spain's national government on reluctant regional officials started Friday night

Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen steadily nationwide since a state of emergency declared over the pandemic ended in late JuneThe restrictions include having to justify trips in and out of the cities, capping gatherings at six people, closing playgrounds and limiting customers

Madrid’s containment strategy has provoked a political spat as the Socialist-led government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls on the regional administrationOf Spain’s 716,481 Covid-19 cases logged since the start of the pandemic, 213,709 are from the region

Residents in Madrid's poorer districts had said earlier they felt abandoned, stigmatised and feared new restrictions would deprive them of income

The idea of a 'cap and trade' system has been around for decades

Spain sacks Catalonia's president Carles Puigdemont, dismisses its parliament, hours after the region declared itself an independent nation in a stunning show of defiance

Spain moves to impose direct rule over Catalonia, stripping the region of its autonomy, an hour after its parliament declared independence in a stunning show of defiance

The Spanish government has given Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont until Monday morning to clarify if he did or didn't actually declare independence earlier this week

Striking a less confrontational tone after a day of escalating rhetoric, Catalan president Carles Puigdemont ‘s latest statement didn’t make it clear when and if he will declare independence from Spain