VIDEO: Burj Khalifa lights up in Spanish flag colours in solidarity with its people to combat coronavirus
- 20 Mar 2020
Gulf Today Report
Burj Khalifa lit up in the colours of the Spanish flag in solidarity with Spain and its people over the coronavirus outbreak.
The coronavirus death toll rose to 1,002 in Spain on Friday after 235 people died in 24 hours, and the number of cases approached 20,000, the health ministry said.
The spiralling number of infections has propelled Spain into the top four worst-hit countries in the world — with the figures growing as the country steps up its capacity for testing.
Over the past seven days, the number of deaths has risen 10-fold, the figures show.
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While, Italy on Friday reported a record 627 new deaths from the novel coronavirus and saw its world-leading toll surpass 4,000 despite government efforts to stem the pandemic's spread.
The Mediterranean country's daily death rate is now higher than that officially reported by China at the peak of its outbreak around Wuhan's Hubei province.
Last week, Burj Khalifa shined with the colours of the Italian flag and the words "We are with you", as a sign of solidarity and friendship with Italy in the common challenge to overcome the coronavirus.
Italy approved 25 billion euros ($28 billion) of spending measures to help the fragile economy survive the onslaught of coronavirus.