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Coronavirus update: Spain cases slowing down

The growth in coronavirus cases in hard-hit Spain appears to be slowing, the country’s foreign minister has told the BBC.

Another 6,400 cases were confirmed on Monday, the lowest increase in new cases for a week. The total of deaths reached 7,340 after 812 new fatalities.

It comes as a national lockdown expanded to instruct non-essential workers to stay home for two weeks.

Globally, 36,211 people have died, with 755,591 testing positive.

Meanwhile, the doctor leading Spain’s response to the outbreak has tested positive.

What’s the latest in Spain?
Spain’s latest national figures show that the virus’ upwards curve appears to be flattening out, Foreign Minister Arancha González says.

Officials are hoping that the peak of the virus outbreak there is approaching, after which new cases and deaths are expected to decrease.

Catalonia, the Basque region and capital Madrid remain some of the hardest-hit areas.

A near-total lockdown to contain the virus has been in place since 14 March, with residents only allowed to leave their homes for work, essential food and medicine purchases, or to care for relatives.

Health official Maria Jose Sierra said that following the introduction of restrictions, the trend in daily infections had changed. New cases are rising at about 12% a day, compared with 20 per cent before 25 March.

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