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A record 950 people have died from coronavirus in Spain in the space of 24 hours, lifting the country's death toll to 10,003 from 9,053. Meanwhile, the number of infections on Thursday rose to 110,238, up from 102,136 a day earlier. More: Coronavirus: Why are deaths rising so quickly in…

World FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker wearing protective face mask, goggles and suit walks near the entrance of the emergency unit at 12 de Octubre hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez 02 Apr 2020 05:58PM(Updated: 02 Apr 2020 09:33PM) MADRID: Spain's death…

Latest4/19/20, 5:24 PM CESTBelgium to unveil plan for easing coronavirus lockdown FridayPrime Minister Sophie Wilmès said government could reimpose tougher measures if the virus resurfaces.4/18/20, 4:49 PM CESTPortuguese PM looks toward lockdown exit‘We all have to realize that for the next year or 18 months we are not going to…

BARCELONA (Reuters) - The separatist government of Spain's Catalonia region abandoned its initial reluctance and asked the national military on Thursday for assistance in tackling the coronavirus. Spain has the world's second highest death toll after Italy, and Catalonia is its second worst-hit region with 2,093 deaths and 21,804 cases…

FILE PHOTO: Women wear protective face masks as they walk through an empty Plaza de Catalunya (Catalonia Square), amidst concerns over coronavirus outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain March 14, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File PhotoBARCELONA (Reuters) - The separatist government of Spain’s Catalonia region abandoned its initial reluctance and asked the national military…

By Emma Pinedo and Inti LandauroMADRID (Reuters) - Spain's death toll from the coronavirus rose above 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 people died overnight, but health officials were encouraged by a slowdown in daily increases in infections and deaths.Spain has the world's second-highest death toll after Italy at…

Catalonia is already one of the areas in Europe most affected by the coronavirus — and the region’s health minister fears that the death toll could skyrocket. As of Wednesday, the virus had claimed the lives of 1,849 people in Catalonia, with nearly 20,000 cases confirmed. The death rate reached…

Response Repeated attempts by Catalan secessionists to break away are increasing polarization and preventing reconciliation. Supporters of European Member of Parliament and former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont hold a giant Catalan flag as they gather to attend a political meeting in Perpignan, France, on Feb. 29. LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty…

Miquel Benitez/GettyBARCELONA—It was a perfect Barcelona day. The wet air was filled with spring smells. The city’s pollution rate had declined by 89 percent. Crime had dropped more than 70 percent. Police cars, lights flashing, sat idle on the empty street. The ambulances, around 10 of them, were parked in front…

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez calls coronavirus a war that “the Spanish people” must fight together, but in such a decentralized country it's proving a challenge to coordinate a common response from 17 autonomous regions with their own health systems. With the death toll rising at a terrifying rate and Spain…