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Spread of COVID-19 Slowing in Spain as Daily Rise in Cases, Deaths Declines – Minister

© REUTERS / SUSANA VERAA funeral worker wearing a protective suit carries a coffin out of the morgue at Severo Ochoa Hospital, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Leganes, Spain, March 26, 2020
A funeral worker wearing a protective suit carries a coffin out of the morgue at Severo Ochoa Hospital, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Leganes, Spain, March 26, 2020 - Sputnik International
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MADRID (Sputnik) - The COVID-19 outbreak in Spain may have started to slow as the daily rises in both fatalities and new cases are starting to decline, the country’s Health Minister Salvador Illa said at a press conference on Sunday.

"Spain is in the process of slowing down the epidemic … The data indicates that the quarantine measures are working," Illa stated.

The Spanish Ministry of Health on Sunday stated that 6,023 new cases of the disease were confirmed in the 24-hour period up to 19:00 GMT on Saturday, a decrease of 1,003 new positive tests compared to the previous day.

Additionally, the ministry announced 674 more deaths on Sunday, a drop from the 809 deaths announced on Saturday.

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During the press conference, Illa also announced that the Spanish Ministry of Health has distributed 58 million pieces of personal protective equipment, including 28 million protective masks and 1,500 ventilators.

According to the emergency measures enacted by the Spanish government, people are only allowed to leave their homes to buy food and medication, travel for work or to a medical facility, or to help those in need.

On Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that he would ask parliament to extend the lockdown measures, which have been in force since March 14, until April 26.

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