FILE PHOTO: A woman has a swab sample taken for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) antigen test in the working class neighbourhood of Vallecas which has been under partial lockdown at a cultural centre in Madrid, September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
MADRID (Reuters) - Madrid's regional authorities are evaluating whether a curfew is needed to curb a new wave of coronavirus in one of Europe's hotspots, the area's top health official said on Tuesday.
"A curfew would mean ... that at some hours there's no mobility, like France has done for example," Enrique Ruiz Escudero told Spanish news agency Europa Press.
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