国际英语资讯:Spain death toll breaches 20,000 as COVID-19 rampage continues in Europe
<p><span word="BRUSSELS">BRUSSELS</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 18-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="worst">worst</span>-<span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20,000 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="fatalities">fatalities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> 19,000 <span word="and">and</span> 15,000 <span word="respectively">respectively</span>.</p><p><span word="Across">Across</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="over">over</span> 1.08 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> 97,200 <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="data">data</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> (<span word="WHO">WHO</span>).</p><p><span word="SPAIN">SPAIN</span> <span word="SEEKS">SEEKS</span> <span word="STATE">STATE</span> <span word="OF">OF</span> <span word="ALARM">ALARM</span> <span word="EXTENSION">EXTENSION</span></p><p><span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="over">over</span> 20,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> 565 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 24-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="until">until</span> 21:00 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="to">to</span> 20,043.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> 4,499 <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="pushing">pushing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="infections">infections</span> <span word="to">to</span> 191,726.</p><p><span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Pedro">Pedro</span> <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alarm">Alarm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="further">further</span> 15 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="May">May</span> 9.</p><p><span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alarm">Alarm</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 15, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="April">April</span> 25. <span word="Sanchez">Sanchez</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="after">after</span> "<span word="listening">listening</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Technical">Technical</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="extreme">extreme</span> <span word="moments">moments</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sacrifice">sacrifice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resilience">resilience</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="fragile">fragile</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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