Spain

Catalonia's top court approved a nightly curfew between 1:00 am and 6:00 am in areas where infection rates surpass 400 cases per 100,000 inhabitants over a fortnight

Spain’s government has already declared two state of emergencies during the pandemicSpain this week became the first European country to surpass 1 million officially recorded COVID-19 cases

The supply of the potential vaccine makes part of a European Union schemeTough restrictions to control surging cases will be imposed after October 23

The Spanish regions of Catalonia and Navarre imposed new restrictions on working and public gatherings on Sunday after rises in COVID-19 casesThe Madrid region had 724 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the two weeks to Oct. 9, according to the World Health Organization

The move escalated a standoff between Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government and the conservative-led Madrid regional chief who calls the curbs illegal, excessive and disastrous for the economy

The central bank warned politicians to stop bickering and focus on solutions to the crisis or risk worsening the outlookUnemployment would reach 17.1% this year and 16.9% next year, not quite as bad as previous forecasts, according to the presentation

The Madrid regional authorities extended a partial lockdown in 45 health areas, mainly low income with high density ratesA new partial lockdown would ban people from travelling outside of the city but they will be able to leave their homes and to go to work and school.

Madrid's health authority said new rules largely banning tens of thousands from leaving their districtsRussia's capital has ordered vulnerable residents to stay at home and France has forced restaurants, bars and other venues in major cities to shorten their hours

Total coronavirus cases in Spain is at 3,70,867 with122 casualties in a past weekThe number of recorded fatalities has significantly increased since the country exited from a three-month lockdown

Madrid bore the brunt of the increase, logging 1,535 new cases, followed by the Basque Country and Aragon regions with around 470 new infections eachScrambling to control the outbreak, regional authorities have begun to reimpose restrictions on nightlife and public transport