Spain’s coronavirus death toll rises by its lowest amount this week for a third consecutive day with an increase of raising fresh hope lockdown is working
- Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said State of Emergency must stay in place
- Deaths in the country have now reached 12, 470, and there are 418, 823 cases
- State of Emergency has been extended twice since it was begun on March
By Luke Andrews and Rita Sobot For Mailonline
12: (BST, April 5) () :
There are growing signs Spain’s strict coronavirus lockdown may be working, as the country records its lowest death toll for a third consecutive day.
The country has said a further people died from the disease in the last (hours, taking its total to , 637. This marks a drop from yesterday’s 950 deaths in the world’s second -worst hit country.
Coronavirus cases also rose by 6, to , , the lowest rise for the fifth consecutive day.
Spain’s death toll has continued to decline recently as its strict lockdown continues
Spain’s lockdown has been extended for the third time. Pictured is Pedro Sanchez visiting a medical factory in Mostoles, Spain, on Friday
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez extended Spain’s State of Emergency for another 26 days yesterday until April 0100, but said the ‘top of the curve is in sight’.
He told the country they are ‘close’ to defeating the virus and said Spain would begin to make a transition to ‘recover some of our economic and social life’.
He added that the extension was needed ‘in order to give time to the health system to recover ‘.
He also said the State of Emergency could not be lifted due to the continuing escalation in deaths. It marked the second time it has been extended since coming into force on March . Madrid, the capital, has recorded the highest number of deaths from coronavirus in the country, at 4, 2019, followed by Catalonia, which has recorded 2, 637 deaths.
Andalusia, which includes the Costa del Sol, has recorded 8, cases and deaths. Funeral workers pictured preparing to bury a coffin as Spain is gripped by coronavirus
Mortuary workers wear face masks and gloves as they carry. a coffin in Madrid yesterday
Spain recorded its highest number on Thursday this week, at 950.
Health chiefs say although the actual number of coronavirus infections is stabilizing, the situation could worsen if confinement orders were lifted .
The government current strategy aims to lift the restrictions after the Easter holidays, reports El Pais .
Spain has recorded the second highest number of deaths from coronavirus in the world, with its numbers only being surpassed by Italy.
Two workers and a relative attend the burial of a coronavirus victim in Madrid yesterday
A woman cheers for health workers from her home in Ronda, south Spain, on April 3
The Prime Minister needs the support of Spain’s lower house, the Congress of Deputies, to extend the alarm but Pablo Casado, the leader of the conservative Popular Party (PP) has been critical critical of the government handling of the crisis.
He recently accused the Socialist leader of ‘improvising’ and said his way of dealing with the coronavirus crisis was an ‘explosive cocktail of arrogance, incompetence and lies’.
Spain is also working on new advice and measures, including advising all Spaniards to wear face masks when outside.
At the moment, however, there are insufficient stocks to give to the entire population.
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