An entertainment complex popular with families is to be turned into a temporary morgue as the number of coronavirus deaths continue to rise.
The Palacio de Hielo skating rink at Madrid's Ice Palace is to be used to house the dead before their bodies are buried or incinerated because of the saturation facing the city’s funeral parlours.
The decision was reached following talks between Madrid’s regional government, Spanish army chiefs and city hall officials. Spain began its second week of a government-imposed lockdown with its worst coronavirus death toll in 24 hours - 462 people.
Health chiefs confirmed 2,182 people with the virus have now died in Spain and the number of coronavirus sufferers in intensive care stands at 2,355 - 570 more
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