394 people died of the virus in one day and over 3,000 infected • Government ordered to extend emergency and closure by 15 days

• A makeshift hospital set up to accommodate masses of Corona patients in Spain // Reuters photo

Tragedy in Spain: 394 people died in the past day from the Corona virus and 3,036 people were infected with the virus, state health authorities reported on Sunday. It is the deadliest day in Spain since the virus began to spread.

1720 people have died in the European state since the Corona epidemic erupted and 28,572 nationals have been infected with the virus. Spain became the third largest outbreak in the world after Italy and China last week and is second in the number of active patients in its territory.

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Meanwhile, the Spanish government has announced a 15-day emergency and closure date announced last week, in light of the continuing spread of the disease and expected further spread over the next month.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday made a pessimistic tone and blasted the nationals for the next. "There's still a lot of work ahead of us," Sanchez said, adding that "the worst is definitely ahead of us."

Fernando Simon, chairman of the Spanish health system, said in an interview with The New York Times yesterday that "the situation in Spain right now is very difficult to explain. Very difficult days are ahead of us and we are already stretched to the limit of our ability. "