"Two of them are currently being treated in hospitals, six are exercising self-quarantine and one has fully recovered, Hermono said on Wednesday.

There are currently around 1,468 Indonesian nationals living in Spain, 400 of whom lived in Madrid, he said.

"Most of them work here or have married locals," he said as quoted by Antara.

Spain declared a state of emergency in the country for 15 days on March 14 over the coronavirus outbreak. The country recently announced that it would extend the status for another 15 days.

As a consequence, Spain imposed a lockdown on the entire country as well as limiting the movement of citizens across the entire territory.

"Since Monday, the Spanish government has extended the lockdown status. The government only allows people working in essential sectors to go to work," Hermono said.

He said the Indonesian Embassy in Madrid had also limited its services, and only offered services for urgent matters.

"To protect Indonesian citizens in Spain, we're continuously communicating with representatives from various areas to monitor their condition and remind them to stay alert. We also monitor those who are infected with COVID-19 and offer them help if necessary," he said.

As of Wednesday, Spain had recorded 95,923 cases of the coronavirus and 8,464 fatalities linked to the disease, making it the country with the highest COVID-19 death toll after Italy, which has recorded 12,428 deaths from the disease, according to John Hopkins University. (nal)

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