OVIEDO, Spain
The coronavirus pandemic is becoming increasingly apparent in Spain’s hospitals, which registered a total of 491 deaths on Tuesday, with 182 more people compared to a day earlier.
The number of confirmed cases in the country also jumped up nearly 2,000 in one day to 11,178, according to the Health Ministry.
According to Fernando Simon, the head of Spain’s emergency services, approximately 455 healthcare workers have been infected.
Spain, the world’s fourth-worst affected country by the virus, has been on full lockdown since Saturday night.
At the moment, there are 563 coronavirus patients in Spain’s intensive care units,