Barring Italy, the coronavirus has killed more people in Spain than anywhere else, overloading the public health system and triggering a lockdown that has brought economic activity to a virtual standstill.
Cruise ships from Australia to the Caribbean are floating in limbo as countries grapple with how to let passengers and crew disembark, amid fears the vessels were essentially super carriers of the virus.
France became the fourth country to pass the 4,000 coronavirus deaths threshold, after Italy, Spain and the United States, as the government scrambles to stay ahead of the curve with ventilator-equipped beds quickly filling up.
