Spain rejects regional pleas to extend curfew to 8 pm

The Spanish cabinet has ruled out allowing regional authorities to extend the curfew to 8 pm, a measure requested by almost half of the regions as part of a wider effort to curb the third wave of the pandemic.

"It’s not a matter of passing more and more restrictions, but properly enforcing the ones already in place and waiting for the results," said Spain’s health minister, Salvador Illa, on Wednesday after an online meeting with regional leaders.