SPAIN has suffered its deadliest day of its second coronavirus wave as the World Health Organisation warns that a "very serious situation" is unfolding in Europe.
The
country has confirmed that 239 deaths were recorded yesterday, the highest single-day toll since cases first began to rise again at the start of July.
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The news comes after Europe last week saw more than 300,000 people test positive across the continent, more cases than were being diagnosed each week during the initial peak of the pandemic in March.
Speaking today at a briefing on the current efforts to contain the
virus, Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe, said that current infection rates were "alarming".
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Around one in five beds in the city's hospitals are currently occupied by coronavirus patients.
For intensive care beds, the figure jumps to 38 per cent.
