A cathedral is closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
The death toll jumped to 291. While 517 have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
The capital city of Madrid continued to have more cases than anywhere else in Spain, with 3,544 cases as well as 213 deaths.
MADRID, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 7,753 by 14:00 on Sunday, an increase of more than 1,500 in 24 hours, according to the Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Services and Social Services.
The death toll also jumped to 291. While 517 have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.
A cathedral is closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Barcelona, Spain, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
The capital city of Madrid continued to have more cases than anywhere else in Spain, with 3,544 cases as well as 213 deaths.
On Saturday evening, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced a 15-day partial lockdown for Spain, with immediate effect, in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
People walk past a closed Barca store in Barcelona, Spain, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
The nationwide lockdown requires all residents in Spain to stay at home unless purchasing food, going to work with no option, or seeking health care.
"The measures we are going to adopt are drastic and will have consequences," the prime minister said, adding that they would be "added to others we will develop in the coming days and weeks and those which are already activated."
Casa Batllo, a renowned building designed by architect Antoni Gaudi, is closed in Barcelona, Spain, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
People walk past closed stores in Barcelona, Spain, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
Some ticket gates at the entrance of a subway station are closed in Barcelona, Spain, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
The almost-empty roads in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
The Placa Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)
A woman wearing a face mask walks in the street of Barcelona, Spain, March 14, 2020. (Photo by Zhou Zhe/Xinhua)■
