Date Published: 26/03/2020
ARCHIVED - Kerching!!! Another 600 euro fine for dancing in the streets as cases in Spain reach 56,000
ARCHIVED ARTICLE That's 56,000 PEOPLE. People like you and me, our friends, our family
LOCKDOWN MEANS LOCKDOWN. STAY INSIDE. STAY SAFE. STOP THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS.
The latest official figures produced by the Spanish government show that the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 throughout the country has risen from 47,610 to 56,188 by Thursday lunchtime, with the number of related fatalities having reached 4,098 after an increase of 655 in the last 24 hours.
Another 3,679 patients were in intensive care (513 more than on Wednesday) among almost 32,000 in hospital, but on the other hand the number of patients given the all-clear has increased by around 1,800 to 7,015.
All of this highlights the importance of maintaining lockdown and police continue to issue fines for breaching the strict lockdown rules; after all they say, there's nothing funny about 4,000 deaths.
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Sensible precautions
The advice being issued to members of the public by medical authorities all over the world coincides on the following points:
- Wash hands frequently with either soap and water or a sanitiser gel
- Catch coughs and sneezes with disposable tissues – and throw the tissues away immediately after use before immediately washing your hands!
- If you don’t have a tissue, use your sleeve – and wash the item of clothing used at the next opportunity
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- AVOID close contact with people who are unwell
- Don´t panic!