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Spain arrests at least 900 who violated coronavirus stay-at-home orders

March 25, 2020

Spain arrests at least 900 who violated coronavirus stay-at-home orders

Spanish authorities have arrested more than 900 people who flaunted government orders to stay inside as the coronavirus continues to batter the country.

US couple quarantined in Spain amid coronavirus outbreak get all-clear after 'horror vacation'

March 25, 2020

US couple quarantined in Spain amid coronavirus outbreak get all-clear after 'horror vacation'

A Georgia couple who was traveling throughout southern Spain earlier this month until members of their tour party tested positive with coronavirus are now on their way back home after getting the all-clear from doctors.

Spain's coronavirus death toll surges past China

March 25, 2020

Spain's coronavirus death toll surges past China

Spain surged past China to now have the world’s second-highest tally of coronavirus deaths after seeing a 738 spike overnight – it’s highest so far in one day.

Spain to probe bodies found abandoned in senior homes as ice rink becomes coronavirus makeshift morgue

March 24, 2020

Spain to probe bodies found abandoned in senior homes as ice rink becomes coronavirus makeshift morgue

Spanish prosecutors have launched an investigation into reports that bodies of elderly residents were found abandoned inside a senior center, while an ice rink has been turned into a makeshift morgue amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Why Germany’s coronavirus death toll remains low as cases surge in Europe

March 24, 2020

Why Germany’s coronavirus death toll remains low as cases surge in Europe

Germany’s coronavirus death toll has remained low amid a surge in cases throughout Europe, with some experts saying the virus has not yet hit the country’s elderly population.

Madrid to use ice rink as makeshift coronavirus morgue, officials say

March 23, 2020

Madrid to use ice rink as makeshift coronavirus morgue, officials say

Authorities in Spain will use an Olympic-sized ice rink as a makeshift morgue for victims of the coronavirus until funeral homes can take them, officials said Monday.

Germany’s coronavirus cases may be ‘flattening’ as deaths in Italy and Spain still rising

March 23, 2020

Germany’s coronavirus cases may be ‘flattening’ as deaths in Italy and Spain still rising

Germany may have begun to successfully flatten the curve amid the global coronavirus pandemic while the death tolls in Spain and Italy continue to spike despite nationwide lockdowns meant to curb the spread of the novel disease.

Coronavirus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices

March 23, 2020

Coronavirus rebels from France to Florida flout lockdown practices

Young German adults hold “corona parties" and cough toward older people. A Spanish man leashes a goat to go for a walk to skirt confinement orders. From France to Florida to Australia, kitesurfers, college students and others crowd the beaches.

Italy closes all non-essential business as rest of Europe hunkers down amid worsening coronavirus outbreak

March 22, 2020

Italy closes all non-essential business as rest of Europe hunkers down amid worsening coronavirus outbreak

Italy’s death toll reached at least 4,825 people, Johns Hopkins University recorded by 9:43 a.m. GMT (5:43 a.m. EST) Sunday, which makes it the worst-hit country in the world by the coronavirus. At least 53,578 people in Italy were infected.

Spain's coronavirus cases leap by 5,000 in 24 hours, now only behind China and Italy

March 21, 2020

Spain's coronavirus cases leap by 5,000 in 24 hours, now only behind China and Italy

Spain saw a huge leap of almost 5,000 infections in the past 24 hours placing it in third place in the global ranking of infections behind China and Italy.