Spain death toll hits 4,858 as 769 die in 24 hours
Madrid: The death toll in Spain soared over 4,800 Friday after 769 people died in 24 hours, in what was a record one-day figure for fatalities in the country, the government said.
Spain has the world's second-highest death toll after Italy, and has so far suffered 4,858 deaths, while the number of cases jumped to 64,059.
Although the figures showed a daily increase of nearly 8,000 new infections, the uptick comes as Spain moves to dramatically increase its rate of testing, ordering millions of new kits from around the world.
Despite the increase, the rate of new infections appears to be slowing, registering a 14 percent increase compared with 18 percent on Thursday.
Even so, the number of deaths over a 24-hour period was far higher than Italy, which counted 662 deaths in its last update on Thursday night.
Italy has so far suffered 8,165 deaths as a result of the epidemic with 80,539 people infected.
Until Thursday night, Italy had registered the largest number of declared cases until it was overtaken by the United States, where 85,991 people have now tested positive for the virus.
Spain implemented a stringent nationwide lockdown on March 14 which will not be lifted until at least April 11, with the latest figures raising hope that the measures to curb the virus were beginning to take effect. (AFP) RS
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Etihad Airways resumes operations with eight passenger flights from Abu Dhabi; two bound for India
Abu Dhabi: Days after air operations were disrupted due to airspace closure, Etihad Airways reportedly resumed limited operations on Monday, with eight passenger flights taking off from Abu Dhabi International Airport at 2:00 pm (GMT 11:00), according to global flight tracking service Flightradar24.
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Flight tracking data showed that a total of eight passenger services departed from Abu Dhabi after 2:00 pm local time. Of these, one flight was bound for Delhi and another for Mumbai. The remaining flights were reported to have resumed operations to their respective destinations.
Air traffic in the region had been disrupted following rising tensions in the Middle East after a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran.
8 passenger flights have been able to take off from Abu Dhabi since 14:00 local time. pic.twitter.com/4eYs3ReJaJ
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 2, 2026
