- Title: Madrid hospital staff pay tribute to doctor killed by coronavirus
- Date: 20th April 2020
- Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (APRIL 20, 2020) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF LA PAZ HOSPITAL HOSPITAL STAFF GATHERING OUTSIDE HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF HOSPITAL STAFF WEARING FACE MASKS TAKING PART IN A MINUTE OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF JOAQUIN DIAZ, THE HOSPITAL'S CHIEF OF SURGERY, WHO DIED OF COVID-19 VARIOUS OF HOSPITAL STAFF CLAPPING IN MEMORY OF DIAZ SARA MARIA DINEIRO CARRERA, THE WIDOW OF JOAQUIN D
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- Keywords: COVID-19 Madrid hospital staff pay tribute Spain coronavirus doctor dies of corona virus tribute
- Location: MADRID, SPAIN
- City: MADRID, SPAIN
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Health/Medicine
- Reuters ID: LVA001CAAOY13
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- Story Text: Health staff of Madrid's La Paz hospital clapped after holding a minute of silence on Monday (April 20) to remember the hospital's chief of surgery who died of coronavirus.
Dr. Joaquin Diaz Dominguez was 64-years-old and died on Saturday (April 18) after being infected by the virus at his own hospital in Madrid.
With 200,210 recorded infections, Spain is second only to the United States in terms of confirmed cases, according to Reuters data.
But Health Emergency Chief Fernando Simon told a news conference that the rate of new infections continues to fall despite an increase in testing, suggesting the overall prevalence of the disease could be lower than expected in the population.
The healthcare sector is one of the worst hit with over 30,000 confirmed cases.
The cumulative death toll from the virus rose to 20,852 on Monday, the ministry said, after 399 fatalities were recorded in the previous 24 hours.
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