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Spanish PM Says Coronavirus Infections May Be Triple Estimates
- Figure from serology tests far higher than ministry data show
- Sanchez appeals for citizens to restrict movement, contacts
A health worker disinfects her shoes at a hotel housing Covid-19 patients near Madrid.
Photographer: Bernat Armangue/AP Photo
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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the number of people in Spain who have contracted coronavirus since the start of the pandemic likely exceeds 3 million, some three times higher than official data would suggest.
The higher number is based on serology tests, which measure the antibody response, Sanchez said Friday in Madrid. He renewed an appeal for national unity and for citizens to restrict movement and social contact, while indicating that curbs won’t be tightened to the point of excessively harming the economy.