Madrid regional premier Isabel Díaz Ayuso yesterday
BREAKING: The Madrid region is once again under a state of alarm. The Spanish Cabinet opted for the measure, which permits for limits on movement, after failing to reach an agreement on coronavirus restrictions with the regional administration https://t.co/rJ5u2Bp91g
— El País English Edition (@elpaisinenglish) October 9, 2020
Lucha!
Spanish Cabinet declares state of alarm in Madrid to slow coronavirus spread (El Pais)
A Madrid court has rejected government orders to lockdown the Spanish capital
This afternoon.
A court in Madrid, Spain has struck down a national government order that imposed a lockdown in the Spanish capital and its suburbs,.
The judge said the lockdown would ‘ravage’ the region’s economy.
Via El Pais:
The judges said that travel restrictions in and out of the cities and other limitations might be necessary to fight the spread of the virus, but that under the current legal form they were violating residents’ “fundamental rights.”
The decision means that police won’t be able to fine people for leaving their municipalities without a justification.
Madrid High Court strikes down Health Ministry’s coronavirus restrictions (El Pais)
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Madrid’s Plaza Mayor celebrates its 400th anniversary – transformed by urban artist SpY into Cesped – a grass circle formed from 3,250m² of sod upon which 100,000 people lounged and strolled for four days last year..
View a time lapse video of the installation on the artist’s website.
