Hospitals are ’at maximum stress’ in Catalonia, say leaders

Leaders in Catalonia have said hospitals are at ’maximum stress’ amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The main challenge was a shortage of equipment, with a ’supply problem’ in obtaining masks and ventilators, Catalan regional government chief Quim Torra said. Spain’s second most populous region has 2,053 coronavirus patients in intensive care and has reported 2,335 deaths.