White House postpones Spain's state visit due to coronavirus

The White House said Wednesday that the Spanish king and queen's scheduled visit to the United States next month will be postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

"In order for the United States and Spain to continue to devote their full resources and attention to the COVID-19 response, April 21, 2020, White House State Visit by Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain has been postponed," the White House said in a statement.

The United States will continue to work with Spain and all of its European partners to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the statement added.

More than 7,300 COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States as of Wednesday noon, with at least 115 deaths, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

The number of confirmed cases in Spain rose to 13,716 on Wednesday, up from 11,178 a day earlier, the Spanish Ministry of Health, Consumer Affairs and Social Services said in its daily press briefing.

(CGTN)