Published 20:05 IST, March 19th 2020
Spain records 30% jump in coronavirus deaths in 24 hours, toll reaches 767
Spain on March 19 recorded a whopping 30 per cent jump in the number of deaths related to coronavirus outbreak, taking the toll in the country to 767.
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Spain on March 19, recorded a 30 per cent jump in number of deaths related to coronavirus outbreak, taking toll in country to 767. According to reports, fourth-most affected country in world reported 2,378 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours.
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According to reports, Spain went under partial lockdown starting from March 16 which is part of a 15-day national emergency plan to combat coronavirus outbreak in region, current hotspot of disease. Spain like several or countries has shut its borders and has vised citizens to avoid n-essential travelling.
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Coronavirus outbreak
According to reports, Spain is second most affected country in Europe after Italy. Spain has so far recorded 17,147 coronavirus cases, of which 15,273 are still under observation. So far 1,107 patients have recovered fully from disease, while 800 ors still remain under critical condition.
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COVID-19 has claimed more than 9,200 lives across world and has infected over 2,25,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. Iran is also highly affected as it became third country after China and Italy to record more than 1,000 deaths.
Health experts h earlier indicated that vaccine could take at least a year to develop. However, United States h started conducting human trials this week. World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared outbreak a pandemic as it has reached 176 countries and territories around world. outbreak is posing a serious threat to global ecomy with experts predicting a potential recession in coming months.
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20:05 IST, March 19th 2020