Spain Declares Second Nationwide Lockdown to Stem COVID-19 Outbreak

Spanish National Police officers wearing protective masks stand at a traffic checkpoint during a partial lockdown amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, on Oct. 5, 2020. Sergio Perez/Reuters

BARCELONA, Spain—Spain declared a second nationwide state of emergency on Sunday and ordered an overnight curfew across the country in hopes of stemming a resurgence in coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said.

The Socialist leader told the nation in a televised address that the extraordinary measure will go into effect on Sunday night.