Spain to track mobile phones in virus fight, pharmacists seek help


A tourist wears a protective face mask as she checks her phone at one of the main touristic landmarks Plaza Mayor in Madrid, Spain. The country said it plans to use mobile phone data to track people's movements during a nationwide lockdown in place to try to curb the spread of Covid-19. — Reuters

MADRID: Spain’s coronavirus death toll surged past 10,000 on April 2 after a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 110,000 mark.

The country said it plans to use mobile phone data to track people's movements during a nationwide lockdown in place to try to curb the spread of Covid-19 while pharmacists asked the government for protective gear to prevent getting the disease.

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