OVIEDO, Spain
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Spain has surged to at least 1,050 and the death toll has reached 28, according to Spain’s Health Ministry.
Madrid, Spain’s political and economic capital, saw the number of cases double to over 469 in just one 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday. Ministers of the region have called an emergency meeting for Monday evening to discuss what action to take next.
Other badly affected areas include the wine-producing region of La Rioja, where some schools and universities have been shut down to prevent further transmission.
One town in the region,