Lebanese Ministry of Information
A total 809 people died in last 24 hours – but figure suggests contagion may have peaked
Spain’s daily coronavirus death toll has fallen for the second day running, figures released on Saturday show.
A total 809 people who tested positive for Covid-19 died over the past 24 hours, down from 932 in the previous period and from 950 on Thursday, the country’s health ministry revealed.
He will speak to rival party leaders this weekend to ask them to maintain the state of emergency until 26 April, ahead of a parliamentary vote on Wednesday.
The right-wing politician claimed on Thursday that the PM had not called for 10 days, accusing him of “incompetence” in his handling of the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the rest of Europe will continue to watch the contagion in Spain – where a total 124,736 have been diagnosed with the infection – in the hope it may offer some clues as to how their own lockdowns will play out.
The UK is said to be two weeks behind its Iberian neighbour on the Covid-19 curve, meaning the peak of the virus may come shortly after Easter.
The Independent
