655 people died as a result of Corona's disease in the last 24 hours • Closure extended for another two weeks • Prime Minister Spain: "The effective way against the virus - social remoteness"
The Spanish Ministry of Health said Thursday that 655 people died in the country over the past day as a result of the Corona virus, a decrease in the death toll after more than 730 people died yesterday. The total number of dead in the country first crossed the threshold of 4,000 dead and now stands at 4,089 dead.
Closure on Spain continues // Photo: Reuters
The overall number of infections in Spain currently ranks fourth in terms of the number of infections after China, Italy and the United States with 56,188 verified cases of infection, compared to 47,610 verified cases on Wednesday, an increase of 8,578 in the number of verified infections in the country.
Spain is the second European country after Italy in terms of the severity of the virus's infection in the country. Despite the relative decline in corona virus deaths over the past day, the Spanish government has decided to extend the quarantine in the country, which was due to end today, by April 12. The Spanish Parliament convened today and approved to extend the emergency orders issued to tackle the spread of the country's corona virus.
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The number of verified infections in the country has doubled 10 times since the country's emergency was declared on March 14, while the number of dead from the Corona infection in Spain crossed the number of victims of the Corona virus in China yesterday, the focus of the outbreak of the virus.
The decision to extend the state's emergency orders was made in the Spanish parliament by a majority of 321 supporters compared to only 28 abstentions. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said: "It is not easy to extend the state of emergency in the country. I am convinced that the only way to counter the virus is social remoteness."