Covid-19 cases in Spain cross half a million mark

The country of around 47 million people has recorded 525,549 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and 29,516 related deaths, since its first case was diagnosed on 31 January on the remote island of La Gomera in the Canaries, the ministry said.

But infections have surged since the lockdown measures were fully removed at the end of June, the rise in infections often attributed to the return of nightlife and group activities. Asymptomatic cases also account for a far greater proportion of positive results, largely due to a rise in testing. The government has implemented several measures to curb the risk of infections in schools, including making the use of masks mandatory for anyone aged six and over and requiring frequent hand-washing.

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