Spain coronavirus cases jump by a third, over 100 new deaths

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A man wearing a face mask and gloves crosses the usually busy La Castellana avenue in Madrid on March 15, 2020. - France and Spain are the latest European nations to severely curtail people's movements as countries across the Americas and Asia impose travel restrictions in a widening crisis over coronavirus, as the number of infections around the world passed 150,000, with nearly 6,000 deaths. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) — AFP or licensors
A man wearing a face mask and gloves crosses the usually busy La Castellana avenue in Madrid on March 15, 2020. - France and Spain are the latest European nations to severely curtail people's movements as countries across the Americas and Asia impose travel restrictions in a widening crisis over coronavirus, as the number of infections around the world passed 150,000, with nearly 6,000 deaths. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) — AFP or licensors

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in Spain increased by a third to 7,753 and more than 100 new deaths were recorded over the last 24 hours, AFP quoted health officials as saying on Sunday.

The latest spike in Europe's second-most affected country after Italy comes after the Spanish government imposed a near-total nationwide lockdown, banning people from leaving home except to go to work, get medical care or buy food.

The country's death toll from the outbreak climbed to 288 on Sunday from at least 183, while the total number of cases rose to 7,753 from 5,753.

A man wearing a face mask and gloves crosses the usually busy La Castellana avenue in Madrid on March 15, 2020. France and Spain are the latest European nations to severely curtail people's movements as countries across the Americas and Asia impose travel restrictions in a widening crisis over coronavirus. — AFP
A man wearing a face mask and gloves crosses the usually busy La Castellana avenue in Madrid on March 15, 2020. France and Spain are the latest European nations to severely curtail people's movements as countries across the Americas and Asia impose travel restrictions in a widening crisis over coronavirus. — AFP

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