THREAD: The pandemic shook the foundations of the social contract in Spain and exposed cracks in the public health system. #PandemicAtlashttp://apne.ws/kj6XLAs
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Like many countries, Spain failed to protect its elderly. About 20,000 people died in nursing homes in the first three months of the pandemic.
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The virus was brought under control with a strict lockdown that gutted the Spanish economy. But infections started rising again in the summer, kicking off the resurgence of the virus in Europe.
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Spanish politicians insist the system didn’t collapse despite the pressure. Yet overwhelmed hospitals had to turn away some critically ill patients, while health workers got sick at an alarming rate.
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The coronavirus emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, and swept across the world. It brought joblessness and lockdowns, infirmity and death to all corners of the globe. But each nation has its own story of how it coped. Read
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