VinodSinghRana
Spain recorded an additional 1,063 nCoV infections in a day, bringing the total number of people infected nationwide to 4,209.
The Spanish Ministry of Health said today it also recorded 34 more deaths from the disease, bringing the total number of deaths nationwide to 120.
A woman wears a mask among people who do not have protective gear at the International Women's Day March 8 event in Madrid, Spain. Photo: AFP.
La Sexta TV channel said the Spanish government will declare a national emergency due to the outbreak of Covid-19. La Sexta added that the government would issue a level one warning in a three-level ladder. This situation will last for 15 days and allow the government to take broad measures including blockading people or ordering evacuation.
Spanish Equity Minister Irene Montero was confirmed yesterday positive for nCoV, while her mate, Deputy Prime Minister Pablo Iglesias was isolated.
The country's government has announced a postponement of all football matches at the top two leagues for two weeks due to widespread disease concerns. Schools in Catalonia, Basque, Galicia and Murcia counties will be closed for two weeks. Schools in the Madrid area have been shut down before.
Covid-19 originated in Wuhan, China in December 2019, appeared in more than 130 countries and territories. In Europe, Italy is the country most affected with more than 15,000 cases, more than 1,000 deaths.
