Spain has nationalised all of its private hospitals as the country goes into coronavirus lockdown

• The Spanish government has nationalised all private hospitals and healthcare providers as the country suffers a surge in coronavirus cases.
• The Spanish government has also declared a state of emergency and mobilized the military.
• Spain is now one of the worst-affected countries outside of China and second only to Italy in Europe.
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The Spanish government has nationalised all of its hospitals and healthcare providers in the country in its latest move to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

The ministry of health in Pedro Sánchez's government on Monday announced that it would put all of Spain's private health providers and their facilities into public control as the spread of COVID-19 continues to grip the country.

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