Spain will hold a special cabinet meeting on Sunday to discuss a new state of emergency after regions urged government action to allow them to impose curfews to help tackle its escalating COVID-19 outbreak. Ten of Spain’s 17 regions including Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha and the Basque Country had called on the government to decree a state of emergency, which would allow them to limit people’s movements. In a statement on Saturday the government said it had on Friday offered to convene the meeting. “The proposal has been welcomed positively by the majority of regions, who have requested it”, the statement said. (full story)