The Socialist Party (PSOE) leader, Pedro Sánchez, who heads a coalition government with junior partner Unidas Podemos, won the vote to keep the state of alarm in place until June 21 in the Spanish state.

The latest update from the Health Ministry spoke of an extra death for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of deaths to 27,128. 

This latest death also broke the two days without fatalities and increased concerns. Indeed, the number of new infections detected in the last 24 hours rose by 219, almost double compared to the previous datas, which reported 137 new cases. 

In the meantime the government won a vote to extend the state of alarm for a sixth and final time. The emergency powers have been in place since March 14, with the aim of halting the spread of the coronavirus. After a bitter debate, Sánchez got 177 votes in favor. The abstention of the Catalan Republican Left (ERC) and the support of the Basque Nationalist Party and Ciudadanos (Citizens) meant the legislation could be approved.