MADRID (AP) — After ending a meeting with Madrid regional officials without agreeing on how to tackle a worrying wave of coronavirus infections, Spain’s health minister has pleaded for the third time in four days for tougher measures in the capital. The national government wants to see existing restrictions against the spread of the virus extended to the entire city while regional officials say that time is needed to see if the current limitations have an effect and that drastic measures would further hurt Spain’s economy. The disagreement has played out publicly, raising concern among many in Madrid and the rest of Spain. On Monday, Health Minister Salvador Illa said that data shows that the Madrid region, home to 6.6 million, “has community transmission and the pandemic is not under control.” “It’s already too late and we need to act with determination,” he told a news conference. Official data showed Monday that the country’s coronavirus tally has reached 748,266 infections since the onset of the pandemic, 31,785 more since the last update on Friday.Read more on NewsOK.com