Famine has been declared twice in the past 13 years: in Somalia in 2011 and in parts of South Sudan in 2017
During the mourning period, flags will fly at half-mast all over the country’s public buildings and navy ships, she told a news briefing after a cabinet meeting.
The period will end with an official ceremony led by the head of state in remembrance of the 26,834 fatalities recorded in the country.
Spain has reported a total of 235,400 confirmed cases of the disease.