MADRID: Spain declared a national state of emergency Sunday (Monday in Manila) to tackle a second coronavirus wave as the World Health Organization (WHO) reported a third straight day of record new infections around the world. Covid-19 has now claimed the lives of 1.1 million people and infected more than 42 million globally. Spain was the first EU member state to pass the bleak milestone of one million cases and has been joined since by northern neighbour France. There has been opposition to tighter curbs in Spain as well, but some said they accepted the need for controls. The virus has become a central issue ahead of the November 3 election, with Biden and Trump sparring over the president’s handling of the pandemic.

Source: Manila Times October 26, 2020 16:18 UTC