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Madrid, Mar 25 (EFE).- The number of Covid-19 related deaths in Spain jumped by 738 in the last 24 hours as the country surpassed China to become the second-deadliest global hotspot in the pandemic after Italy.The health ministry said Wednesday that 3,434 people had died from the virus in Spain since the beginning of the outbreak, more than the 3,281 reported by China, where Covid-19 first emerged late last year, while Italy remains the deadliest with more than 6,500 fatalities.FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE SPANISH GOVERNMENTSOUNDBITES OF DR. FERNANDO SIMÓN, HEAD OF THE EMERGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Beijing (China), Feb 23, EFE/EPA, (Camera: Roman Pilipey).- Deaths from coronavirus in China have reached at least 2,442 deaths and 76,936 infections according to the country's National Health Commission.FOOTAGE OF CITIZENS WEARING MASKS AT JINGHSAN PARK IN BEIJING
Images show charred walls of Beijing Changfeng Hospital hospital where a fire broke out on Tuesday killing at least 29 people. IMAGES
The streets are quiet Sunday in China's cosmopolitan business hub of Shanghai. The city reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started. IMAGES
Images from the cable car departures building in the resort town of Stresa, Italy, after an accident leaves 12 dead according to emergency services. The 20-minute cable car ride, popular with tourists, links the shore of Lake Maggiore with the 1,500-metre (4,900-foot) summit of the Mottarone mountain. A cable car plunged to the ground on the side of the mountain during the journey. IMAGES
In what Italy's prime minister said was 'not an easy decision,' PM Giuseppe Conte has put the country on lockdown for the holidays. Business Insider reports Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte told reporters that experts fear there will be a jump in COVID-19 cases over Christmas. Italy wasn't the only European country to tighten restrictions over the holidays — the UK and Germany have both announced heightened coronavirus restrictions. Johns Hopkins University data reports that as of Saturday, Italy had recorded over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus since the pandemic began. Thus far, nearly 68,000 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Italy.
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