As of Monday morning, there are at least 9,400 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Spain, and more than 300 people have died as a result of the virus
Madrid residents are coming together in support of the city’s healthcare workers amid the spread of the novel, people could be heard whistling, clapping and cheering from their homes in solidarity for the Spanish capital’s doctors, nurses and others working in the healthcare industry.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez declared a two-week state of emergency Saturday, saying in an address televised across the country of 46 million, “From now we enter into a new phase,” according to theThe AP reports that the country has instated strict rules, where residents may only leave their homes to purchase essentials like food and medicine, go to work, go to the hospital and the like.
“We won’t hesitate in doing what we must to beat the virus. We are putting health first,” said Sánchez, whose wife, Begoña Gómez,
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