Julian Fernandez Mascaraque, 59, attends the burial of his mother Rosalia Mascaraque, 86, during the coronavirus outbreak in Zarza de Tajo, central Spain, Wednesday, April 1. Spain’s parliament has endorsed a government request to extend by two more weeks the current state of emergency that allows it to enact confinement rules amid the coronavirus outbreak. Spain has been under lockdown since March 14. With 152,446 infections and 15,238 fatalities, Spain is alongside the United States and Italy as the hardest-hit countries by the virus pandemic. “I’m sure that in two weeks’ time I’ll have to extend the state of emergency again,” he said.-AP

Source: The Standard April 10, 2020 07:07 UTC