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Spain sees record increase in Covid-19 fatalities

Mortuary employees and a priest stand outside the Fuencarral cemetery in Madrid before the burial of a coronavirus victim on March 29.

Spain registered a record number of coronavirus-related fatalities over the past 24 hours, with 849 deaths taking the country's total to 8,189, according to data released on Tuesday.

The health ministry said 5,891 new active cases had been recorded in the past 24 hours, a significantly larger increase than previous numbers.

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Health officials suggest that the country's numbers are stabilizing, saying: "If we are not at the peak, then we are very close."

Coronavirus live updates: Cases top 787,000 globally - CNN

 

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The hilltop fortress town that cut itself off from the world -- and coronavirus

Zahara de la Sierra and its castle perch on a hilltop in Andalusia, Spain

The fortress town of Zahara de la Sierra in southern Spain is used to fending off enemies. The Moors and Christians fought over it in medieval times, and it was sacked by the French in 1812. Now its formidable position high above the Andalusian countryside has suddenly become an invaluable asset once more.

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... there has not been a single recorded case of Covid-19 among its 1,400 inhabitants. "It has been more than two weeks, and I think that's a good sign," Galván told CNN.

The mayor's drastic steps have the full support of the townspeople, and especially the elderly. Nearly a quarter of Zahara's inhabitants are older than 65; there are more than 30 residents in an old people's home. Towns and villages nearby have seen infections and several coronavirus fatalities.

Read more about the town here.

Coronavirus live updates: Cases top 1 million globally - CNN

 

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Spain reports another vast death toll, with 932 new fatalities

Paramedics disinfect a stretcher outside the Burgos Hospital in northern Spain on April 2.

A further 932 people have died from coronavirus in Spain, the country's health ministry said on Friday, bringing the country's death toll closer to Italy's world-high total.

Friday's figures mean that 10,935 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in Spain. It is the second-highest daily number since the pandemic began in Spain, but slightly smaller than the increase announced Thursday.

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The Ministry’s data shows there are now 76,262 active cases in Spain, an increase of 2,770 from Thursday – but also the smallest daily rise since March 20.

The Spanish Health Ministry also reports that 30,513 have now recovered from the virus – nearly 4,000 more than the number reported Thursday.

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Coronavirus live updates: Cases top 1 million globally - CNN

 

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Spain's COVID rate jumps, vaccine deliveries speed up
April 5, 2021

“MADRID (Reuters) - Spain’s rising coronavirus infection rate is accelerating, official data showed on Monday, as authorities took delivery of the largest batch of vaccines to date.“

 

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They’re Sacred Spaces for Spain’s Flamenco Scene. Many Won’t Survive Covid.
April 9, 2021

“MADRID — They’re often in darkened, cavelike spaces, with a stage nestled among patrons’ tables and chairs. These small clubs, called tablaos, have acted as a springboard for generations of flamenco artists in Spain to launch professional careers, much in the way that many jazz musicians first came to the public’s attention in the clubs of cities like New Orleans.

But that intimate setup, designed to pack the audience close to the stage, has left most tablaos unable to reopen even after Spain lifted its most severe pandemic lockdown restrictions last summer. The situation has created an existential struggle for these cherished institutions at the heart of a national art form.

Juan Manuel del Rey, the president of the national association of tablaos, said that if the government didn’t step in with more financial support, “We are now heading for extinction.”“