The leader of a far-right political party in Spain has tested positive for coronavirus.
Santiago Abascal, who heads the Vox party, tweeted on Friday that he had the virus, saying although he felt reasonably well he would continue to work from home.
After meeting with fellow party member Javier Ortega, who was later confirmed to have the virus, Abascal went into self-isolation on Tuesday, he said in the tweet.
A number of other members of the party have also tested positive, according to El Diario newspaper.
Abascal's party made large gains in the country's parliament in elections at the end of last year, becoming country's third-largest party.
Vox has taken a strong anti-immigration stance, calling for the country to "regain control of our borders", as well as calling for Spain to reclaim the island of Gibraltar and to "recover our sway in Europe and the world - the sway that our people, our economy and our history deserve", according to El País.
The populist party has also sought to roll-back laws aimed at protecting women from gender violence, saying the legislation discriminates against men.
After Ortega was confirmed to have COVID-19, Vox apologised for an event it held on Sunday (local time) which was attended by around 9000 people, reports El País.
Ortega's case also prompted Spain's lower house to suspend all parliamentary activity for a week.
As cases in Europe continue to rise, Spain has also taken the step of closing universities and schools across a number of its regions.
So far 84 people have died in the country due to the virus, with almost 3000 confirmed cases.
Madrid's Mayor José Luis Martínez-Almeida has also called on citizens to remain at home as the capital battles to control the virus' spread.
