Coronavirus in Spain: From tourism hotspot to contagion hotbed
By DW
04 April 2020 |
7:24 am
The sun may be shining in Spain but most areas look like ghost towns. Shuttered shops and police patrols now dominate the streets. This doesn't sound like your typical Costa del Sol brochure.
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