4 Apr, 2020 @ 14:22
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BREAKING: Spain will extend its nationwide coronavirus lockdown until April 26

Breaking news at The Olive Press

IT’S official… the lockdown in Spain has another three weeks to go.  

Pedro Sanchez will announce that he is seeking to extend the state of alarm by 14 days until April 26, PSOE sources told EFE.

The state-wide quarantine was set to end on April 12.

His decision was confirmed by leader of the Partido Popular Pablo Casado.

“I have received a call from Pedro Sanchez to inform me that he will ask congress to extend the State of Alarm,” the conservative leader tweeted.

“I have once again made clear to him the support of the Partido Popular for the containment measures against coronavirus.

“Loyalty and unity require efficiency and transparency.”

Sanchez will spend today holding discussions with scientists and ministers on the possible lifting of restrictions in the coming weeks.

However any initial relaxing of the rules will likely relate to economic activity.

The prime minister is expected to make an announcement later today.

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Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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