Spain now has second-highest death toll from Covid-19
Hospitals across the country are overwhelmed, with many doctors infected, and a skating rink in Madrid turned into a makeshift morgue
25 March 2020 - 18:39
Madrid — Spain’s coronavirus death toll jumped by more than 700 overnight to exceed that of China as the country struggled to cope with an accelerating health crisis.
With more than 3,400 fatalities, Spain now has the second highest number of deaths globally after Italy’s more than 6,800. Nursing homes across the country have been overwhelmed by cases and a skating rink in Madrid has been turned into a makeshift morgue...
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