Spain's Budget Minister and government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero arrives to attend the first cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain on January 14, 2020. (REUTERS File Photo)
MADRID, May 26 (Reuters): The Spanish government declared a 10-day official mourning period from Wednesday to honour the nearly 30,000 people who died from the coronavirus pandemic in one of the world's worst-hit countries, government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said.
During the mourning period, flags will fly at half-mast all over the country's public buildings and navy ships, she told a news briefing after a cabinet meeting.
The period will end with an official ceremony led by the head of state in remembrance of the 26,834 fatalities recorded in the country. Spain has reported a total of 235,400 confirmed cases of the disease.
