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Spain Reels Under Coronavirus as Death Toll Tops 4,000

Martin Arostegui

   MADRID - Spain is reeling under the onslaught of the coronavirus, with
   fatalities surpassing those of China, the health system collapsing and
   retirement homes becoming open graves.

   Hospitals are running out of critical supplies, and about a third of
   medical staff have been contaminated by the highly contagious virus,
   carried by tens of thousands of infected people cramming clinics in
   Madrid, Barcelona and other large cities.

   "Intensive care units and hospitals are on the verge of collapse,"
   Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told Congress on Wednesday evening, when
   he asked for his emergency powers to be extended until April 12.

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