An empty classroom inside a school in Labastida, Basque Country, Spain. Photo: EPA An empty classroom inside a school in Labastida, Basque Country, Spain. Photo: EPA
An empty classroom inside a school in Labastida, Basque Country, Spain. Photo: EPA
World /  Europe

Spain to shut schools in Madrid as coronavirus cases double in a day

  • Government responds to acceleration of cases, which jumped to 1,204 on Monday from 589 on Sunday

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Bloomberg
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Updated: 11:14am, 10 Mar, 2020

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An empty classroom inside a school in Labastida, Basque Country, Spain. Photo: EPA An empty classroom inside a school in Labastida, Basque Country, Spain. Photo: EPA
An empty classroom inside a school in Labastida, Basque Country, Spain. Photo: EPA
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