An-Najah News - The pace of coronavirus deaths in Spain ticked up with 743 people succumbing overnigh,taking the total to 13,798, the second highest in the world after Italy.

Maria Jose Sierra, deputy chief of health emergencies said in a statment “It is normal to have some oscillations ... What matters is to see the trend and the cumulative data.

The government is planning mass, quick antibody tests in coming days. Cadena Ser radio said about 62,000 people would be tested twice with an interval of 21 days to see the effect of any easing of measures on contagion.

Care homes for the elderly have been among the worst-hit by the pandemic, accounting for a third of all deaths.