Spain enters COVID-19 state of emergency to much dismay

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The Spanish government faced a backlash on Monday over its plans to put one of Europe's worst COVID-19 hotspots under a six-month state of emergency.

FILE PHOTO: A worker walks along an empty street during the first day of the nighttime curfew set as part of a state of emergency in an effort to control the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in downtown Ronda, southern Spain, late October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Jon NazcaMADRID: The Spanish government faced a backlash on Monday over its plans to put one of Europe's worst COVID-19 hotspots under a six-month state of emergency.

This has in turn angered many Spaniards, with analysts saying that the uncertainty could eventually hurt willingness to comply with the measures. Both the main opposition party, the conservative People's Party , and the center-right Ciudadanos said on Monday they would back a state of emergency, but not for that long.

 

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