Spain has now seen more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic than any other country except Italy. The nation has recorded 3,434 deaths from Covid-19, the Ministries of Health and Science announced Wednesday, pushing it above China in total fatalities.
The nation has recorded 3,434 deaths from Covid-19, the Ministries of Health and Science announced Wednesday, pushing it above China in total fatalities. The numbers are up 27% on the day before.Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo is among those to test positive , the Prime Minister's office said in a statement. She is quarantined in a hospital and is making good progress, the statement said.
Emergency hospitals have been set up across the country, while residents have been ordered to stay indoors apart from for essential trips, and normally busy streets are deserted.Troops have disinfected about 500 of the nation's residential homes for seniors, said Gen. Miguel Villarroya, chief of Spain's defense command. Officials resorted to turning a Madrid ice rink into a morgue as its deaths piled up.
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