Spain becomes world’s new coronavirus epicentre as public calls on king to donate to health system

Spanish King Felipe’s call for unity amid the Covid-19 pandemic has fallen flat as the nation becomes the newest coronavirus epicentre. Spaniards under lockdown protested from their balconies by banging pots and pans to demand that the king donate money to the country’s health system. Spain has become the world's fourth-worst hit country with 13,716 confirmed cases of infections and 558 fatalities as of March 18.