Spanish Prime Minster Pedro Sánchez says that his government will declare a national state of mourning for the more than 25,800 deaths the European nation has suffered from the coronavirus pandemic. Spanish health authorities reported 244 new deaths over the previous 24 hours today, taking the toll of virus fatalities to 25,857. Sánchez said that he would specify when the national mourning will be held as the country emerges from a lockdown that has reduced the infection rate to under 1 percent. “We have won a partial victory against the virus thanks to the sacrifice of all,” Sánchez said. “But raising the state of alarm now would be a complete error.”-AP

Source: The Standard May 06, 2020 11:26 UTC