The death toll from coronavirus in Spain surged over 5,600 on
Saturday after a record 832 people died in 24 hours, and the number of
infections soared over 72,000, the government said.
Spain has the world’s second-highest coronavirus death toll after
Italy with 5,690 fatalities. The number of confirmed cases have jumped
to 72,248 as the country moves to significantly increase testing.
Although Spain’s latest figures showed a daily increase of more than
8,000 cases, the rate of new infections appears to be slowing, with
officials saying the epidemic appeared to be nearing its peak.
Madrid remains the worst-hit region, with 2,757 deaths and 21,520
infections, leaving hospitals and mortuaries overwhelmed, and the
regional authorities working to open a second temporary morgue in an
unused public building near the airport to house the dead.
An initial site was opened last week at the ice skating rink at the Palacio de Hielo (Ice Palace) shopping centre.
With undertakers also overwhelmed, the government has authorised the
army’s involvement in the collection and transport of bodies for the
duration of the state of emergency.
The latest figures came as Spain marked two weeks since the
imposition of an unprecedented national lockdown which will remain in
place until at least April 11.
Earlier on Saturday, Spain received a delivery of 1.2 million masks
from China for health workers and those in the transport sector, the
government said.
The delivery, which arrived at Madrid’s Barajas airport, includes
some 387,000 surgical masks for healthcare personnel, 75,000 masks for
the security forces and more than 725,000 for those in the transport
sector, from bus drivers to port and airport staff as well as those
working for the postal service.
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