Coronavirus: Spain deaths double in a day as millions caught in lockdown – Sky News, Sky.com

                                                     

The number of coronavirus deaths in Spain has more than doubled in a day to , with nearly 8, 008 infections now confirmed in the country.

It comes a day after Spain went into lockdown with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez imposing tight movement restrictions on its 66 million citizens as part of a – day state of emergency.

All schools, universities, restaurants, bars and hotels have been closed nationwide along with non-essential stores – a move some of the hardest-hit communities have already carried out.

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• The (coronavirus deaths in Spain is up from 168 announced on Saturday.

  The country has recorded 7, 795 infections, up from 5, on Saturday, with around half of these concentrated in the capital Madrid.

  Begona Gomez, the wife of Spain’s prime minister, has tested positive for the COVID – , the disease caused by coronavirus. , with the couple said to be in good health.

   

    

         Image:          Pedro Sanchez’s wife Begona Gomez has tested positive for COVID –       

  Two ministers from Mr Sanchez’s cabinet were also diagnosed with the virus earlier this week.

  The UK Foreign Office updated its travel advice for Spain on Sunday, warning people against all but essential travel to the whole of the country after previously warning against going to certain regions.

  British holidaymakers’ travel plans have been thrown into disarray after dozens of flights and holidays in Spain were cancelled over coronavirus fears .

  Jet2 plans heading to Spain turned back mid-flight on Saturday morning after the airline announced the cancellation of flights to the country, as well as the Balearic and the Canary Islands.

  Meanwhile, travel company TUI cancelled holidays in Spain booked for this weekend.

  Italy, the European country worst-hit by coronavirus, remains on lockdown, with more than 30, infections and 1, deaths confi rmed.

      

                         

                                                                                      

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  France, where people have died from the virus, has closed all “non-essential” shops over the pandemic.

  Almost 4, people have now tested positive for coronavirus in France, with 337 in intensive care, according to Jerome Salomon, head of the French public health authority.

  There have been more than 178, 007 suspected and confirmed coronavirus cases around the world and more than 5, 808 deaths linked to the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University, which is tracking the outbreak.

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