<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday the extension of the country's lockdown until April 25 in order to curb the spread of the novel <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a>.</p>.<p>"The cabinet on Tuesday will again ask for authorisation from parliament to extend for a second time the state of alert until Saturday April 25 at midnight,' Sanchez said in a televised speech.</p>.<p>"With the utmost caution, we believe that this is the time that our health system needs to recover," he said.</p>.<p>Hospitals, in particular the intensive care units, have been overwhelmed by an influx of coronavirus patients.</p>.<p>However, Spain on Saturday recorded a second successive daily fall in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities.</p>.<p>The total number of fatalities in the country stands at 11,744, second only to Italy.</p>.<p>The number of new Spanish cases also slowed to 7,026, taking the total to 124,736.</p>.<p>A nationwide 15-day state of emergency was first announced on March 14 barring people from leaving home except for essential outings such as buying food or seeking medical care.</p>.<p>"We know that these three weeks of isolation are bearing fruit," Sanchez said.</p>.<p>The confinement has allowed "a containment of the avalanche on the hospitals, the care of the sick and saved lives."</p>
<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday the extension of the country's lockdown until April 25 in order to curb the spread of the novel <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/tag/coronavirus" target="_blank">coronavirus</a>.</p>.<p>"The cabinet on Tuesday will again ask for authorisation from parliament to extend for a second time the state of alert until Saturday April 25 at midnight,' Sanchez said in a televised speech.</p>.<p>"With the utmost caution, we believe that this is the time that our health system needs to recover," he said.</p>.<p>Hospitals, in particular the intensive care units, have been overwhelmed by an influx of coronavirus patients.</p>.<p>However, Spain on Saturday recorded a second successive daily fall in coronavirus-related deaths with 809 fatalities.</p>.<p>The total number of fatalities in the country stands at 11,744, second only to Italy.</p>.<p>The number of new Spanish cases also slowed to 7,026, taking the total to 124,736.</p>.<p>A nationwide 15-day state of emergency was first announced on March 14 barring people from leaving home except for essential outings such as buying food or seeking medical care.</p>.<p>"We know that these three weeks of isolation are bearing fruit," Sanchez said.</p>.<p>The confinement has allowed "a containment of the avalanche on the hospitals, the care of the sick and saved lives."</p>