New COVID-19 cases fall, yet daily death toll rises in Spain

Medical workers organize the care work for COVID-19 patients at Vall d'Hebron Hospital in Barcelona, Spain, April 13, 2020. Spain on Tuesday reported one of the lowest daily numbers of new coronavirus cases since the country imposed the "state of alarm" on March 15, while its death toll from the virus had surpassed 18,000. Fresh figures, collected by health authorities by 21:00 hours on Monday and made public on Tuesday, showed Spain reported 3,045 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, raising the country's number of total infection cases to 172,541. (Vall d'Hebron Hospital/Handout via Xinhua)