Spanish virus lockdown prolonged as toll tops 20,000

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced the nationwide coronavirus lockdown would be extended two weeks to May 9, hours after the official death toll passed 20,000. "We have done the hardest part through responsibility and social discipline... we are putting the most extreme moments behind us," Sanchez said. Spain, which has been under confinement since March 14, has recorded 20,043 deaths from the virus, the latest health ministry figures showed -- the third-highest official toll after the United States and Italy.

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