With cases continuing to rise, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked Parliament to approve a request to extend the state of emergency for 15 days.
The death toll in Spain from the coronavirus outbreak has surpassed China for the first time, with 3,434 people dead from the disease as of Wednesday morning.
On Sunday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez asked Parliament to approve a request to extend the state of emergency for 15 days. The state of emergency was announced on March 14 and if the extension is approved, as Sanchez expects it will be, it will last until April 11. Spain has had 47,610 cases and on Saturday, Sanchez said the worst is still ahead.
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