MADRID: Two planes packed with protective equipment arrived to restock Spain's overloaded public health system on Wednesday (Apr 1) as its ...
"The central issue is no longer whether we've reached the peak or not, it seems like we are there," health emergency chief Fernando Simon, who was himself diagnosed with the virus this week, told a briefing."The key issue is to make sure that the national health system is capable of guaranteeing adequate coverage of all our patients and treatment," he said.
Most of Spain has been under lockdown since Mar 14, with all but essential workers confined to their homes after the state of emergency was further tightened. But the virus has continued to spread, overburdening the health system and straining supplies of crucial medical equipment. A cluster of infections has sprung up around Moncloa Palace, the seat of Spain's government, with three ministers catching the virus as well as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife and father-in-law.
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