People wearing protective face masks rearrange their shopping for three households during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain awoke to its third week under near-total lockdown on Sunday, as the government met to approve a strengthening of measures and the coronavirus death toll rose by a record 838 cases overnight to 6,528.
Second only to Italy in fatalities, Spain also saw infections rise to 78,797 from 72,248 the day before.
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in a televised addr