The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus has shot up by more than 700, surpassing China and now second only to Italy as the pandemic spreads rapidly in Europe.
Spain recorded a record daily increase of 738 deaths, pushing it to 3,434 overall and past China’s 3,285, the Ministry of Health says. The country’s infections rose by 20% to 47,610, and more than 5,000 have recovered.
Iran, meanwhile, announces 143 new deaths from the virus, raising the official death toll to 2,077 in one of the world’s worst-hit countries.
A Spanish soldier stands next to beds set up at a temporary hospital for vulnerable people at the Fira Barcelona Montjuic centre in Barcelona on March 25, 2020 (Pau Barrena / AFP)
Officials say the country will ban intercity travel from Thursday or Friday in a bid to contain the spread of the infection.
— Agencies
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