Workers sort out the medical equipment delivered from China at a warehouse in Valencia, Spain—a total of 3,800,000 masks, 5,000 protective suits and 2,000,000 gloves to equip hospitals and elder homes amid the coronavirus outbreak. (AFP)
Wed 25 March 2020:
In Europe, Spain recorded more than 700 deaths over the past 24 hours, surpassing China in the total death toll, making the country now second to only Italy.
Spain has signed a multi-million dollar contract with China to acquire medical supplies to fight the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Salvador Illa has said.
Worth some $467 million, the deal will cover 550 million masks, 5.5 million rapid test kits, 950 respirators and 11 million pairs of gloves to address shortages in Spain, where the number of deaths reached 3,434 on Wednesday, overtaking the figure in China where the virus originated late last year.
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