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On Friday, March 27, Spain’s Health Ministry reported 769 new deaths from the coronavirus pandemic (a 19% increase), taking its total to 4,858 deaths. The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 64,059 given Friday’s addition of 7,871 new cases. Spain’s total number of confirmed cases on Thursday was 56,188. Currently, Spain is only second to Italy in terms of total deaths from coronavirus worldwide. Health Emergency Chief, Fernando Simon, told a news conference: “Today we have more deaths than registered yesterday, but it is also true that in percentage terms, today's increase is roughly equivalent to that of the past three days, in which we seem to see a clear stabilization.” He also said that more than 9,400 health workers had tested positive for the virus, that’s about 15% of confirmed coronavirus cases. Spain is experiencing a shortage of test kits and medical supplies. On Thursday, it was revealed that the country has purchased a batch of 9,000 rapi

On Thursday, March 26, Spain reported less deaths from coronavirus than it did the day before. It had over 700 coronavirus-related deaths on Wednesday (its highest one-day national death toll), and 655 on Thursday, a mild improvement but an improvement all the same. Spain's Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, said the data should be read with caution, though it could mean Spain had entered a "phase of stabilization". "Nobody knows exactly when we’ll reach the end … we still have many difficult weeks ahead," he added.  The total number of deaths from coronavirus in Spain stand at 4,089 and total number of confirmed cases, 56,188. Globally, 491,623 coronavirus cases have been confirmed, 117,443 people have recovered, and 22,168 have died.

On Wednesday, March 25, Spain's Ministry of Health reported a 20% spike in coronavirus cases, taking its total of coronavirus cases to 47,610. So far, more than 5,000 have recovered. The country recorded a daily increase of 738 deaths. Its overall death count stands at 3,434, overtaking China's tally of 3,285. El Pais quotes  Fernando Simon, director of the Center for Coordination of Sanitation Emergencies, as having said: "(It’s) an increase equivalent to the one we saw in the last days, and lower than the ones we were observing last week. "These increases are variable to the different communities, but the evolution of the epidemic in which we are approaching the peak does not go hand-in-hand with the overload in the hospital system, because it takes a few days from the first symptoms." El Pais newspaper reports that more than 3,100 people are hospitalized under intensive care in Spain.

Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has donated €1m to Barcelona Hospital Clinic, a health institution which is both researching the coronavirus and treating its victims. Spain counts close to 49,000 Covid-19 cases, and has recorded almost 2,700 deaths from the virus. On Tuesday evening, Barcelona's Hospital Clinic tweeted: "Leo Messi makes a donation for the fight against Covid-19 at the Clinic. Many thanks for your commitment and your support." The amount donated was reported by Mundo Deportivo. Earlier on Tuesday, Pep Guardiola, Manchester City's manager donated the same amount to the Barcelona Medical College. Messi has also partaken in a number of campaigns to raise awareness on coronavirus over the past week. These campaigns highlight the importance of staying at home and washing one's hands often to prevent the spread of the virus.

As of Tuesday, March 24, the number of coronavirus deaths in Spain have increased to 2,696, an increase of 514 deaths. On Monday, March 23, the total number of deaths stood at 2,182. This is the highest daily increase of deaths in Spain since the outbreak of the coronavirus, according to data from Spain's Ministry of Health. The number of confirmed cases also rose from 33,089 to 39,673. On Saturday, Spain became the second European country to register more than 1,000 deaths from Covid-19. Spain is in its second week of lockdown that is set to end on April 11, 2020. Madrid is the region worst hit by the coronavirus crisis, and the city's government has had to set up make-shift hospitals in hotels to alleviate the stress on its public health service that is already operating at full capacity.

In a bid to expand testing capacity and reduce human exposure to the coronavirus, Spain will be deploying a fleet of robots to automate coronavirus testing in the country. Currently, about 15,000 to 20,000 tests are carried out in Spain, so robots would quadruple the number of tests currently being done. Also, given that 12% of the 35,000 coronavirus cases in Spain are health workers, the risk of new cases of health worker contaminations would be greatly reduced. The head of Madrid's Health Institute Raquel Yotti said: A plan to automate tests through robots has been already designed and Spain has committed to buying four robots that will allow us to execute 80,000 tests per day.' The Spanish government is yet to give a deployment date or explain the robots' mode of operation.

Spain's Health Ministry, on Monday March 23, provided new grim statistics on the coronavirus in Spain. 462 people died on Sunday - a 26% increase on the previous tally of 1,720 deaths - taking the country's total number of deaths to 2,182. The number of cases also grew from 28,572 cases to 33,089.  There has also been a surge in intensive care patients as 2,355 persons are in intensive care - a 30% increase in number of ICU patients. Spain's deputy Prime Minister, Carmen Calvo, has been hospitalized for respiratory issues and is being tested for coronavirus. 3,310 medical professionals have already been infected with the virus in Spain.

Spain has recorded a 30% increase in coronavirus deaths in the last 24 hours with 394 new deaths. The country's official death toll is now 1,720. After Italy, Spain is the worst-hit country in Europe. The number of confirmed cases also rose by 14.6% - 3,646 new cases - to 28,572 cases. Spanish health officials have warned that the number of new cases will rise further in the coming days. 1,785 people are currently being treated in intensive care units for the virus. “We must prepare ourselves emotionally and psychologically for very hard days ahead,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the nation in a televised address late on Saturday. “We have yet to receive the impact of the strongest, most damaging wave, which will test our material and moral capacities to the limit, as well as our spirit as a society,” he added.

Data from Spain's Health Ministry reveal a surge in Spain's death toll from 1,002 on Friday to 1,326 on Saturday - more than 300 deaths. The number of confirmed cases also rose from 19,980 on Friday to 24,926 on Saturday morning - an increase of more than 5,000 new cases. Madrid - the Spanish capital - is the most affected region, and counts almost 9,000 cases and 804 deaths. Spain now has the third most confirmed infections after China and Italy. Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa said the army will assist in setting up a field hospital of 5,500 beds and intensive care units inside a convention center in Madrid. According to the World Health Organization, recovery takes two weeks for mild cases and up to six weeks for severe cases. A Johns Hopkins University tally has established the global death toll from Covid-19 to be 10,000+ with the total number of registered cases exceeding 244,000, and 86,000+ recoveries - mostly in China.

As of Friday, March 20, at least 1,000 people have died from the Covid-19 disease in Spain. Spain has become the fourth hardest-hit country, after China, Italy and Iran. A nationwide state of emergency was declared in the country on Saturday. Around 20,000 people have been infected in Spain, while 1,588 people have recovered. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has ordered the closure of all hotels in the country and has promised to implement special measures in nursing homes. On Wednesday, March 20, a Foreign Office spokesperson announced: "The Spanish government have confirmed that all hotels will close in Spain from Tuesday 24 March. "We therefore advise British travellers in Spain to contact their tour operator or airline as soon as possible, to arrange their return journey home before this date." According to the World Health Organization, more than 209,000 people worldwide have been infected by the novel coronavirus, and at least 86,000 have recovered. Hohns

Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the president of the Madrid region in Spain, estimates that eight out of every ten persons in the Spanish capital Madrid will get the Covid-19 disease. She said "they will have mild symptoms," but pointed out that "it will be a problem" for 15% of the people that make up vulnerable population. In an interview on Spanish radio, she said: "This virus has been in Spain for a longer time and is going to spread to practically everyone, and in most, it will not leave lasting marks. But the problem is the vulnerable population." She said the disease was "lethal" for the elderly who have underlying health issues. Covid-19 "can end the life of a person who is in the vulnerable population group," she added. Taking that into consideration, she said the region of Madrid had resolved to unify healthcare in the public and private sectors and convert "normal beds into ICU beds," in a bid to "save time",

On Wednesday, March 18, Spain's tally of coronavirus cases rose from a previous tally of 11,178 cases to 13,716. The number of fatalities rose from 491 on Tuesday to 558 on Wednesday, as reported by Fernando Simon, the head of the country's health emergency center. Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez spoke to a near-empty parliament that contained only 28 lawmakers and five ministers in a chamber that normally houses a 350-strong assembly. The number of attendees was drastically reduced to avoid the possibility of propagating the virus in parliament. "We have never lived through anything like this. And our society, which had grown used to changes that expand our possibilities of knowledge, health and life, now finds itself in a war to defend all we have taken for granted," Sanchez said. "It is clear that annual GDP will fall, as the European Commission has already pointed out. 2020 will not have 12 months, but 10 or even 9," the Prime Minister told p

On Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Spain reports a sharp surge in its number of coronavirus cases. Fernando Simon, the head of the country's health emergency center said the number of cases rose from 9,161 on Monday to 11,178 on Tuesday. He said Spain has recorded 491 fatalities since the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Madrid has the highest number of coronavirus cases in Spain - 4,871 cases, with Catalonia coming second on 1,394. 1,028 people have reportedly recovered from the Covid-19 disease in Spain. The EU will be banning all non-essential cross-border travel across Europe's Schengen free-travel zone. The ban will last for at least 30 days.

Spain's total number of confirmed coronavirus cases have risen from 5,700 on Saturday to 7,753 on Sunday, and its death toll has more than doubled from 136 deaths on Saturday to 288 on Sunday. Spain is the second hardest-hit European country in Europe after Italy. According to Spain's Health Ministry, around half of all infections are concentrated in the capital of Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a partial lockdown on Saturday as part of a 15-day state of emergency. As such, citizens can only step out of their homes to go to the hospital, to work, to go to the pharmacy or for emergencies. In a nationally televised address, Sanchez said: "We will (eventually) return to the routine of our jobs and again visit our friends and loved ones. "Until that time comes, let’s not waste energies that are essential now. Let’s not lose our way. The coronavirus is now present in at least 144 countries in the world, as the pandemic keeps gaining momen

Coronavirus infections in Spain have increased from 4,231 cases on Friday night to 5,753 today, a steep increase of more than 1,500 new infections. Fatalities in Spain now stand at 136. Spain is the second most affected country in Europe after Italy which has more than 15,000 cases. According to local media reports, the Spanish government will announce a lockdown as part of a national state of emergency. Authorities in Madrid and its environs have ordered the closure of most shops, bars and restaurants with the exemption of shops selling food, pharmacies and petrol stations. France has confirmed 3,661 cases and 79 deaths, Germany - 3,675 cases and eight deaths. The UK has less coronavirus cases - 798 confirmed cases and 11 deaths. With the total number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic reaching about 5,000, WHO Director General Dr Tedros described the milestone as being "tragic". "Europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic, with more reported c

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday, March 14th announced a state of emergency in Spain. The state of emergency would last for 15 days, and will be formally decided by a cabinet meeting today. The state of emergency would allow authorities to confine people, ration goods and temporarily occupy factories or any other premises except private homes. Spain has 4,209 confirmed coronaviruses cases, the second-highest in Europe after Italy. Infections with coronavirus went up by 1,000 cases from Thursday. 120 deaths have already been confirmed among the infected cases. Schools, theaters, cinemas and playgrounds have been closed across the euro zone's fourth-largest economy. "The government of Spain will protect all its citizens and will guarantee the right life conditions to slow the pandemic with as little inconvenience as possible," Prime Minister Sanchez said. "Unfortunately, we cannot rule out that over the next week we could reach more than 10,000 i