Published 18:00 IST, March 16th 2020
Spain reports more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases in less than 24 hours
The number of confirmed coronavirus case in Spain has surged to 8,794 and the death toll has reached 294. The Spanish capital saw its cases double overnight.
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number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain has surged to 8,794 and death toll has reached 294. According to reports, number of cases in Spain's ecomic and political capital doubled to 469 in period between March 15 to March 16.
Towns under lockdown
As per reports, Spanish ministers have been called for an emergency meeting on Monday 16 in order to discuss course of action going forward. Or regions that have been severely affected are wine-producing region of La Rioja where schools and universities have been shut down in an effort to prevent furr transmission.
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town of Haro was put on full lockdown after several people who attended same funeral tested positive. According to reports, those trying to leave town could face fines up to €600,000 ($686,000). On March 16 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez held a press conference where he said that people should remain calm and that he would soon anunce a plan that would offset virus's ecomic dam.
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death toll from dely coronavirus globally has crossed 6,500. According to sources, re was a recent spike in deaths in Spain that pushed death toll past 6,000 mark. Over 1,69,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide. Italy that has become epicentre of virus in Europe has reported a total of 24,747 cases.
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On March 15, Italy recorded 368 new deaths from vel coronavirus. According to reports, this was highest single-day increase to date taking death toll in Italy to 1,809. This is highest death count outside China as per official data. majority of cases of deaths are from rrn region of Lombardy around Milan which has reported 1,218 deaths, which accounts for 67 per cent of country's total.
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18:00 IST, March 16th 2020