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Madrid on Partial Lockdown as Coronavirus Outbreak Declared Pandemic - Video

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The World Health Organisation has declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic. The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed 156,000 in almost 140... 15.03.2020, Sputnik International

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© AP Photo / Bernat ArmangueA shopping cart in the middle of an empty parking lot in a shopping area in San Sebastian de los Reyes, outskirts Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 14, 2020. Spain's government announced Saturday that it is placing tight restrictions on movements and closing restaurants and other establishments in the nation of 46 million people as part of a two-week state of emergency to fight the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. Spain has followed Italy's path in implementing a similar lockdown after both European countries failed to contain the virus in regional hotspots. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness.

A shopping cart in the middle of an empty parking lot in a shopping area in San Sebastian de los Reyes, outskirts Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 14, 2020. Spain's government announced Saturday that it is placing tight restrictions on movements and closing restaurants and other establishments in the nation of 46 million people as part of a two-week state of emergency to fight the sharp rise in coronavirus infections. Spain has followed Italy's path in implementing a similar lockdown after both European countries failed to contain the virus in regional hotspots. The vast majority of people recover from the new coronavirus. According to the World Health Organization, most people recover in about two to six weeks, depending on the severity of the illness. - Sputnik International

The World Health Organisation has declared the spread of COVID-19 a pandemic. The number of coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed 156,000 in almost 140 countries and territories, with over 5,800 fatalities.

Follow our live feed from the Spanish capital Madrid after it declared a 15-day state of emergency due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19).

As of Saturday, Spain has registered over 5,700 cases of the disease with about 1,500 of them detected over the past 24 hours, according to the country's Health Ministry. The death toll has already exceeded 180 people.