MADRID (Reuters) – Madrid’s regional authorities do not agree with the central government’s plans to lock down the capital city in the coming days, regional health chief Enrique Ruiz Escudero told a news conference, saying the decision was not valid legally.

Escudero said the COVID-19 situation in Madrid was stabilising and added regional authorities were still open to dialogue with the central government. [nL8N2GR76Q]

(Reporting by Ingrid Melander; Editing by Belen Carreno)

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