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    Spanish Government Orders State of Emergency In Madrid Region As COVID-19 Cases Rise

    Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez made the declaration to overcome objections by local officials to new lockdown rules. The restrictions "create chaos," said Isabel Díaz Ayuso, Madrid's president.
    by Marisa Peñaloza Oct 09, 2020 2 minutes
    Police officers man a roadside checkpoint in Madrid Friday as travel restrictions are imposed to cope with a new wave of coronavirus infections.

    The Spanish government has declared a state of emergency in the Madrid region, making it possible to impose new anti-coronavirus lockdown restrictions, against the strong opposition of the local government.

    Tensions have heightened between the center-left national government and the center-right regional government over how to fight the

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