Overwhelmed Spain to deploy army to transport coronavirus corpses after 832 die in 24 hours

Madrid - Spain is to deploy its armed forces to help transport the bodies of those killed by the coronavirus, the country's health ministry said on Saturday, as the country recorded its highest single-day death toll.

In total, the number of deaths has risen since Friday to just under 5,700, meaning Spain has the second-highest death toll in the world after Italy. The number of cases rose to around 72,000 on Saturday. A healthcare worker wearing a protective face mask and suit walks near the emergency unit at 12 de Octubre hospital during the coronavirus outbreak in Madrid, Spain. Picture: Sergio Perez/Reuters

Why show a picture of a person but talking about corpse? Distasteful

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It's not funny more is it. Stay at home

At what point do we start taking this serious here in SA? After how many deaths maybe, there are parts of the country where people still think this is a big fat joke

Shockingly sad

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