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Coronavirus: Spain latest country on lockdown as it declares state of emergency

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Spain has become the latest country on lockdown as it declares a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed a 15-day nationwide lockdown on Saturday as part of state of emergency measures to control the spread of the killer virus.

He said the coronavirus crisis requires "extraordinary decisions". All shops except pharmacies and store selling basic necessities will be forced to close.

Mr Sanchez has said armed forces will be used in the fight against COVID-19. The news comes hours after France went into a lockdown.

Restaurants, some shops, cinemas and cafés will shut for the foreseeable future in Édouard Philippe's nation. The Prime Minister, 49, has also ordered people to work from home

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