COVID-19: Spain to launch 16 bln euro reconstruction fund

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Saturday his government would approve a 16 billion euros (17.57 billion U.S. dollars) reconstruction fund to help regional authorities deal with the social and economic damage from the coronavirus.

There are now 213,435 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 24,543 deaths in the country.

Spain will make masks mandatory on public transport from Monday, said the PM.