An-Najah News - Spain’s coronavirus lockdown was extended to last until at least April 12 as Europe’s second-worst hit country struggled to tackle a fast increase in the death toll.

Parliament voted to extend emergency measures including the state of lockdown since the vonfirmed cases in Spain have jumped since the state of emergency was imposed on March 14.

A majority of 321 lawmakers voted in favor of the extension, while 28 abstained all this after what happend  in Madrid, Spain’s worst affected region.
 Madrid ice rink, was converted into a makeshift morgue after authorities said existing facilities lacked resources and Nursing homes, whose elderly residents are highly vulnerable to the disease, have been particularly hard hit. At least 397 residents of such homes had died from coronavirus, more than 10% of the country’s 3,434 death toll. The health ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the findings.