The situation in Spain is devastating due to the corona virus. New case numbers startle and give hope at the same time. All developments in the news ticker.
- Spain is severely affected by the coronavirus *.
- The numbers of infected and deaths are increasing.
- The exit restrictions * are to be extended until April 25.
- Here you will find the basic facts about the corona virus and the corona news from Germany. You can also find current case numbers in Germany as a map. The following recommendations for corona protective measures are currently available.
Update, 10.15 p.m .: Touching gesture in southern Spain. Security and rescue workers from the police and fire departments, as well as medical staff from a hospital in Valencia, jointly thought of a nurse named Fina who died of Covid-19 .
Police officers and paramedics set up patrol cars with flashing lights facing the hospital. Nurses and doctors positioned themselves in front of the hospital.
Nos sumamos al emotivo HOMENAJE de despedida que le brindaron sus compañeros sanitarios a Fina, auxiliar de enfermería en #Valencia, que ha fallecido por # COVID19
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Salute gunshots were heard in the background. After a minute's silence, the helpers applauded each other, and there was also a lot of encouragement from the residents on the balconies of the surrounding houses.
Across Europe, the fight against the coronavirus is increasing the lives of doctors and nurses who are at the forefront of the fight.
Corona in Spain: Government of Pedro Sánchez wants basic income for citizens
Update, 9.30 pm: To cushion the economically serious consequences of the corona crisis for large sections of the population, Spain wants to take a spectacular measure under the socialist Pedro Sánchez - and introduce a basic income "forever".
How this would be financed has so far been completely unclear.
Update, 7.40 p.m .: The police in Spain also strictly control compliance with the curfew - sometimes in groups. Officials are struggling to comply with the social distancing they are supposed to monitor among citizens.
Does this mean that police officers pose a coronavirus infection risk? Are they even super spreaders * ? A search for traces.
Corona crisis in Spain: man steals two million face masks
Update from April 6, 7.30 p.m .: Outrageous act in Spain - in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic.
In Santiago de Compostela , the center of the pharmaceutical industry in the northwest of the country, a man has been arrested for the theft of two million masks and other protective materials with a total value of five million euros.
Santiago de Compostela: A man is said to have been arrested for the theft of two million masks and other protective material with a total value of five million euros.
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The entrepreneur was accused of stealing the goods from a warehouse and selling them in neighboring Portugal, the police in the Galicia region said on Monday. The man was brought before the judge and then released under conditions, it was said.
The police released photos from the warehouse after the operation. As in many places, there has been a great shortage of face masks , gloves and protective clothing in Spain for weeks because of the corona pandemic - even among medical personnel.
Corona in Spain: More infections than Italy - but a glimmer of hope
First report of April 6: The situation regarding the Sars-CoV-2 * coronavirus is becoming increasingly acute in Spain and is restricting public life. Spain's capital Madrid is particularly badly affected by the coronavirus *.
Spain has now even overtaken Italy by means of a number - nevertheless there is hope for a positive trend.
Corona in Spain: Current case numbers startle - and still give hope
As the Ministry of Health in Madrid announced on Monday, the total number of people who have been shown to be infected with the Sars-CoV-2 virus in Spain rose to a good 135,000. Spain is now behind the USA with most infections worldwide and has also overtaken Italy .
Nevertheless, a number gives hope. Because the positive trend of the increase of new infections of the last days has continued. Just under 4,300 new infections had been registered within the last 24 hours. It is the lowest since March 22nd.
Spain now has more infected people than Italy.
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The authorities also reported the lowest number of newly registered deaths since March 24: 637. Since the beginning of the crisis, 13,055 people in Spain have died as a result of a corona virus infection *.
At the same time, according to official information, more than 2,300 sick patients were discharged as recovered within one day. A total of 40,000 people are healthy again.
Corona in Spain: positive trend "in practically all regions"
The spokeswoman for the Authority for Health Emergencies (CCAES), María José Sierra , spoke of a consolidation of the positive trend, which has now also been recorded "in practically all regions" of the country.
The growth rate of new infections, which has been declining for days, is only around three percent, after around five percent on the previous day. This is the lowest rate since the start of the crisis in Spain, when increases of up to 22 percent had been reached. Sierra also said that the positive tendencies are also reducing the pressure on hospitals and intensive care units.
Corona in Spain: exit restrictions are to be extended
The latest figures are positive news for a country that has been hard hit by the Corona crisis *. And Spain continued on its strict path of restrictions on public life to further contain the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, for example, decided to extend the alarm status that had been in effect since March 15 with strict exit restrictions by two more weeks until midnight on April 25. Parliament should approve this measure on Thursday (April 9).
Meanwhile, doubts about the RKI deaths are raised in Germany. Are there actually fewer corona deaths - or even significantly more?
Many people need help in times of the Corona crisis, including in Germany. Many people also want to help, but how do people in need and help come together? We have the answer: On this interactive map you will find those who offer your support and can register yourself as a helper. Germany, however, has more than 100,000 people infected with corona.
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