Spain's Civil Guards seize 150,000 surgical masks for health services
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16 March, 2020, 06:30 pm
Last modified: 16 March, 2020, 06:30 pm
Some 86,000 of the masks were transferred to Madrid’s Infanta Sofia hospital on Sunday night with the remainder set to be delivered on Monday morning, the Civil Guard said
A woman walks with her dogs towards her home after a walk past an empty terrace of bar as people remain confined inside their homes due to the coronavirus outbreak, in downtown Ronda, southern Spain March 14, 2020/ Reuters
Spain's police have requisitioned 150,000 surgical masks from a factory in the southern city of Jaen to supply health services, the Civil Guards police force said in a statement on Monday.
Some 86,000 of the masks were transferred to Madrid's Infanta Sofia hospital on Sunday night with the remainder set to be delivered on Monday morning, the Civil Guard said.
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