03 June 2020 07:17 PM

Spain’s state of alarm extended one last time until June 21

Congress greenlights plan by president Pedro Sánchez to prolong emergency lockdown measures

Emergency measures to last until June 21 after separate deals with unionist Cs, Basque nationalists, and pro-independence ERC

Prolongation passes after initial uncertainty when pro-independence parties said they would vote No

Ciudadanos supports fifth prolongation and says cabinet no longer depends on "nationalist demands"

Catalonia's governing parties demand easing of lockdown be carried out by health regions and not provinces

Government motion passes with large majority despite strong criticism from opposition parties

Jailed independence leader Josep Rull is in isolation in Lledoners prison as a possible coronavirus patient

ERC puts forward motion that also urges chamber to call on authorities to close down immigrant internment centers in Catalonia

JxCat spokesperson says presence of figure is an "obligation" while ERC avoids making issue a red line

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