Real Madrid have made their Santiago Bernabeu stadium available to store medical supplies as Spain continues to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The death toll in the country has now surpassed China and is the second highest in the world behind Italy.

Over 56,000 people have tested positive for Covid-19 with the nation’s 15-day lockdown expected to be extended on Sunday.

The Health Ministry reported 655 deaths and 8,578 new cases over the past 24 hours.

The capital has been the country’s worst-hit area, accounting for over 2,000 deaths and 17,000 cases.

The city is expected to receive an influx of medical supplies which the club will help store in conjunction with the country’s Superior Sports Council.

They have also offered to act as an intermediary for organisations and businesses looking to make financial donations for the provision of medical supplies, which would be then delivered to the Ministry of Health.

‘Thanks to the close collaboration between the two institutions, the Santiago Bernabeu stadium will be turned into an adapted space used to store donations of medical supplies in the fight against the pandemic,’ Real said in a statement.

‘All of this material will be given to the Spanish health authorities, who are under the authority of the government, in order that the resources be used optimally and efficiently, which is necessary given the current emergency.

‘The club will also allow entities and businesses, especially those linked to sport, the possibly to make donations, either economic or in the form of materials required by the Ministry of Health.’