Coronavirus: Italy and Spain deaths surge by more than 800 each in 24 hours

The number of people to have died after testing positive for coronavirus in Italy has gone up another 889, taking the death toll there to 10,023.

The man leading the battle against COVID-19 in Italy, Angelo Borrelli, said more than 70,000 patients have been recorded as having the disease. He said that more than 12,000 people have recovered.
The latest figures were released just a few hours after Spain said its toll had surged by 832 to 5,690.
A further 8,189 cases were detected in the country in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 72,248.
Members of the Military Emergency Unit leave an elderly home in Madrid after carrying out disinfection procedures
Image:Members of the Military Emergency Unit leave an elderly home in Madrid after carrying out disinfection procedures
Professor Julio Mayol, medical director at the Clinico San Carlos Hospital in Madrid, has told Sky News he fears more and more healthcare professionals fighting the illness will become infected.
He said: "It is a bad situation, it is really bad and it is getting worse day by day, because the number of positive COVID-19 patients is increasing.
"We have a large number of patients, and the problem is we can't increase the room available.

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