Nearly 12,300 Spanish health workers have coronavirus

Published On: March 30, 2020 04:47 PM NPT By: Reuters

A healthcare worker wearing protective face mask and suit walks near the emergency unit at 12 de Octubre hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

MADRID, March 30: Some 12,298 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Spain, deputy health emergency chief Maria Jose Sierra said at a news conference on Monday.

That is equivalent to around 14% of the country’s 85,195 confirmed cases, roughly the same proportion as last week.