{"id":32572,"date":"2020-04-29T08:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T06:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/?p=32572"},"modified":"2020-04-29T08:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T06:49:00","slug":"matarranya-spains-villages-wage-a-lonely-fight-against-the-coronavirus-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/?p=32572","title":{"rendered":"Matarranya: Spain\u2019s Villages Wage a Lonely Fight Against the Coronavirus &#8211; The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/28\/world\/europe\/coronavirus-spain-countryside.html\">Spain\u2019s Villages Wage a Lonely Fight Against the Coronavirus &#8211; The New York Times<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-ns7wfp e1wiw3jv0\">The isolation of the countryside offers some protection against the outbreak, but once the illness strikes, it can reveal the unique vulnerabilities that smaller communities face.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1y07lwt ehw59r12\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1tqmd2y ehw59r11\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-captionblock\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1drvhpk ehw59r14\">\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-articleLarge.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"sizeLarge layoutHorizontal css-1ox9jel\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-bsn42l\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-11cwn6f\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside8\/merlin_171547299_da5cee7f-b854-4b3e-b9cf-6f89ecdd11c7-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"Medical workers evacuating a coronavirus patient from a nursing home in Valderrobres, Spain, this month. Nearly 50 of the 60 residents at the home tested positive for the pathogen.\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-17ai7jg emkp2hg0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Medical workers evacuating a coronavirus patient from a nursing home in Valderrobres, Spain, this month. Nearly 50 of the 60 residents at the home tested positive for the pathogen.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-18e8msd epjyd6m0\">\n<div class=\"css-vp77d3 epjyd6m2\">\n<div class=\"css-1baulvz\">\n<p class=\"css-e07dgr e1jsehar1\">By <a class=\"css-brehiz e1jsehar0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/elian-peltier\"><span class=\"css-1baulvz last-byline\">Elian Peltier<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-e07dgr e1jsehar1\">Photographs by <span class=\"css-1baulvz last-byline\">Samuel Aranda<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"css-1xtbm1r epjyd6m3\">\n<li class=\"css-i49r68\">\n<div class=\"css-ld3wwf e16638kd1\"><time class=\"css-1sbuyqj e16638kd4\" datetime=\"2020-04-28T10:35:55-04:00\">April 28, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-1ncq2h5 epjyd6m1\">\n<div class=\"css-4xjgmj\">\n<div class=\"css-d8bdto\" role=\"toolbar\" aria-label=\"Social Media Share buttons, Save button, and Comments Panel with current comment count\" data-testid=\"share-tools\">\n<ul class=\"css-y8aj3r\">\n<li class=\"css-60hakz fb-share-item\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"css-60hakz twitter-share-item\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-60hakz\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"css-60hakz\">\n<div class=\"css-6n7j50\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"css-60hakz\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div id=\"NYT_ABOVE_MAIN_CONTENT_REGION\" class=\" dfp_1p2-2_fp ON_login_upsell_0420-1_offer DFP_1p-0_control dfp_adslot4v2-1_external DFP_als_home-1_als DFP_als-1_als dfp_messaging_flexframe_ctr-0_control DFP_mt-1_mt FREEX_Regi_Corona-2_brevity HOME_timesExclusive-0_control INBOX_individualpage_redesign-0_control MAPS_fr_interests_block-0_control MC_DFP_topbar_bar_anon_1019-0_control MC_DFP_topbar_bar_regi_1019-0_control MKT_dfp_hd_paywall_zip-0_control MKT_dfp_intl_pricing_low_conv-1_25cents MKT_dfp_intl_pricing_med_conv-2_75cents MKT_DFP_ods-2_test SA_Referral_DFP_April2020_Test-2_yellow_moment SEARCH_FACET_DROPDOWN-1_DYNAMIC_FACET_SELECT STORY_intentional_links_v1-0_control STORY_topical_recirc-1_variant STYLN_coronavirus_briefing_alerts-variant STYLN_elections_notifications-1_elections_notifications STYLN_embedded_hub-0_control STYLN_fr_recirc_quantity_desktop-2_fr_recirc_quantity_desktop STYLN_latest_story-0_control_STYLN_latest_story STYLN_lb_newposts-1_lb_newposts STYLN_live_newupdates-variant STYLN_live_tabs-2_body STYLN_live_updates-1_live_updates STYLN_liveblog_email-1_signup STYLN_menu_coronavirus_live-variant STYLN_pharmacy_components-show STYLN_remove_relatedlinks-0_control_STYLN_remove_relatedlinks\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">VALDERROBRES, Spain \u2014 The deafening rumble rose from the depths of the countryside, a welcome yet unnerving sign of life in a corner of northeastern Spain, where villages perched on craggy hills overlook vineyards and fields of olive and almond trees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">At the wheel of his tractor, a farmer disinfected the narrow streets of the village of Valderrobres, with a spreader normally used to fertilize his fields. The breeze sent flowerpots and chairs flying, but it didn\u2019t matter. There was a virus to kill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cEverything here arrives later,\u201d said the farmer, Miguel Angel Caldu, about the initial lack of testing kits and protective equipment in the area. Half of the health workers at the local nursing home tested positive for the coronavirus, and so did nearly 50 of the 60 residents, 12 of whom have died.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-190ncxp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">So every evening, locals like Mr. Caldu have been cleaning places like Valderrobres, a tourist town of about 2,400 people that is known for its 14th-century gothic castle and stone bridge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1y07lwt ehw59r12\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1tqmd2y ehw59r11\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-captionblock\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1drvhpk ehw59r14\">\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source 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599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171547752_6a95684e-d7f1-467c-b673-f0739a85bc69-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3\/merlin_171547752_6a95684e-d7f1-467c-b673-f0739a85bc69-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3\/merlin_171547752_6a95684e-d7f1-467c-b673-f0739a85bc69-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside3\/merlin_171547752_6a95684e-d7f1-467c-b673-f0739a85bc69-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"Miguel Angel Caldu, a farmer, disinfected the narrow streets of Valderrobres this month with a spreader normally used to fertilize his vines and fields of almond trees.\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-18crmh6 e1xdpqjp0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Miguel Angel Caldu, a farmer, disinfected the narrow streets of Valderrobres this month with a spreader normally used to fertilize his vines and fields of almond trees.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-hf259m ehw59r12\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1tqmd2y ehw59r11\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-captionblock\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-sm784n ehw59r14\">\n<div><picture><source 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-articleLarge.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-1ef8w8q e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Image<\/span><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside2\/merlin_171548325_a2356c80-fae2-4a75-8104-811529225e11-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\u201cI\u2019ll come back stronger,\u201d said\u00a0Esther Pitart, 81, as she was evacuated from the nursing home in Valderrobres on April 8. \" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-18crmh6 e1xdpqjp0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u201cI\u2019ll come back stronger,\u201d said\u00a0Esther Pitart, 81, as she was evacuated from the nursing home in Valderrobres on April 8. <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cIf we don\u2019t take care of ourselves, nobody will,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">In terms of deaths, the coronavirus pandemic <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/07\/world\/europe\/spain-coronavirus.html\">has hit Spain harder<\/a> than every European country but Italy and has ravaged large cities such as Barcelona and Madrid. Less noticed has been the plight of villages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">Like small communities around the world, Spain\u2019s villages are finding that their isolation is a mixed blessing. It may offer some protection against contagion, but once the coronavirus strikes, it can reveal the particular vulnerabilities that smaller communities face.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">In Spain, despite a robust health care system and one of the <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu\/nui\/show.do?query=BOOKMARK_DS-051880_QID_-4AF016CB_UID_-3F171EB0&amp;layout=SEX,L,X,0;GEO,L,Y,0;TIME,C,Z,0;AGE,L,Z,1;UNIT,L,Z,2;INDICATORS,C,Z,3;&amp;zSelection=DS-051880TIME,2017;DS-051880INDICATORS,OBS_FLAG;DS-051880UNIT,YR;DS-051880AGE,Y_LT1;&amp;rankName1=UNIT_1_2_-1_2&amp;rankName2=AGE_1_2_-1_2&amp;rankName3=INDICATORS_1_2_-1_2&amp;rankName4=TIME_1_0_0_1&amp;rankName5=SEX_1_2_0_0&amp;rankName6=GEO_1_2_0_1&amp;rStp=&amp;cStp=&amp;rDCh=&amp;cDCh=&amp;rDM=true&amp;cDM=true&amp;footnes=false&amp;empty=false&amp;wai=false&amp;time_mode=ROLLING&amp;time_most_recent=false&amp;lang=EN&amp;cfo=%23%23%23%2C%23%23%23.%23%23%23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highest life expectancy levels<\/a> in Europe, rural areas have suffered from aging health care infrastructure and a lack of doctors, after decades of urbanization and a lack of public investment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-190ncxp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">Rural areas also have an abundance of older adults. In Teruel, the province in a remote corner of Aragon that contains Valderrobres, they make up a quarter of the population. Villages in the region, many with centuries-old ramparts overlooking the countryside, now have the appearance of boarded-up fortresses trying to keep their aged populations safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"NYT_MID_MAIN_CONTENT_REGION\" class=\"css-9tf9ac dfp_1p2-2_fp ON_login_upsell_0420-1_offer DFP_1p-0_control dfp_adslot4v2-1_external DFP_als_home-1_als DFP_als-1_als dfp_messaging_flexframe_ctr-0_control DFP_mt-1_mt FREEX_Regi_Corona-2_brevity HOME_timesExclusive-0_control INBOX_individualpage_redesign-0_control MAPS_fr_interests_block-0_control MC_DFP_topbar_bar_anon_1019-0_control MC_DFP_topbar_bar_regi_1019-0_control MKT_dfp_hd_paywall_zip-0_control MKT_dfp_intl_pricing_low_conv-1_25cents MKT_dfp_intl_pricing_med_conv-2_75cents MKT_DFP_ods-2_test SA_Referral_DFP_April2020_Test-2_yellow_moment SEARCH_FACET_DROPDOWN-1_DYNAMIC_FACET_SELECT STORY_intentional_links_v1-0_control STORY_topical_recirc-1_variant STYLN_coronavirus_briefing_alerts-variant STYLN_elections_notifications-1_elections_notifications STYLN_embedded_hub-0_control STYLN_fr_recirc_quantity_desktop-2_fr_recirc_quantity_desktop STYLN_latest_story-0_control_STYLN_latest_story STYLN_lb_newposts-1_lb_newposts STYLN_live_newupdates-variant STYLN_live_tabs-2_body STYLN_live_updates-1_live_updates STYLN_liveblog_email-1_signup STYLN_menu_coronavirus_live-variant STYLN_pharmacy_components-show STYLN_remove_relatedlinks-0_control_STYLN_remove_relatedlinks\">\n<div>\n<section id=\"styln-covid-updates-world\" class=\"css-l08pwh interactive-content interactive-size-medium\">\n<div class=\"css-17ih8de interactive-body\">\n<div id=\"styln-briefing-block\">\n<h1 class=\"briefing-block-header\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/29\/world\/coronavirus-news.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world\">Latest Updates: Global Coronavirus Outbreak <\/a><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"briefing-block-bullet\"><a class=\"briefing-block-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/29\/world\/coronavirus-news.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world#link-748247f0\">A study finds the coronavirus in tiny airborne droplets in Chinese hospitals.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"briefing-block-bullet\"><a class=\"briefing-block-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/29\/world\/coronavirus-news.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world#link-3f63df2f\">Sweden did not enforce a lockdown, trusting its people to voluntarily follow the protocols.<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"briefing-block-bullet\"><a class=\"briefing-block-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/29\/world\/coronavirus-news.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world#link-1a49ec04\">As the U.S. infection rate passed 1 million, shopping malls in several states said they will reopen.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"briefing-block-footer\">\n<div class=\"briefing-block-footer-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/29\/world\/coronavirus-news.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world\">See more updates<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"briefing-block-footer-ts\">Updated 20m ago<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"briefing-block-briefinglinks\">More live coverage:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/29\/business\/stock-market-today-coronavirus.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world\">Markets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/28\/us\/coronavirus-updates.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world\">U.S.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/28\/nyregion\/coronavirus-new-york-update.html?action=click&amp;pgtype=Article&amp;state=default&amp;module=styln-coronavirus-world&amp;variant=show&amp;region=MID_MAIN_CONTENT&amp;context=storyline_updates_world\">New York<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">In other rural areas, such as the province of Soria, in the neighboring region of Castile and Le\u00f3n, outbreaks overwhelmed for weeks the only hospital with intensive care units. Such rural stretches of Spain have among the <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/web\/products-eurostat-news\/-\/DDN-20170406-1?inheritRedirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lowest population density levels<\/a> in Europe, and many there have long complained about being neglected and <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/04\/26\/world\/europe\/spain-election-rural-population.html\">cut off by the national authorities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">In one village in Teruel, the only doctor in the area interrupted his weekly visits after he had to go into isolation; in another, the only grocery store closed for days after the shopkeeper left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">In Valderrobres, where the closest hospital with intensive care in the region is two hours away, the health authorities initially refused to test those at the nursing home who didn\u2019t have symptoms, said the mayor, Carlos Bon\u00e9, even as it became the epicenter of a local outbreak.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">When Mr. Bon\u00e9 bought tests and discovered that two-thirds of the staff and residents had the virus, the regional authorities rejected the results because they came from a private lab, and then conducted their own tests a week later.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-hf259m ehw59r12\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1tqmd2y ehw59r11\" 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600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/merlin_171547098_a59d5d5d-c991-4be4-a252-27db168eccf8-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/merlin_171547098_a59d5d5d-c991-4be4-a252-27db168eccf8-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-1ef8w8q e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Image<\/span><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171547098_a59d5d5d-c991-4be4-a252-27db168eccf8-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/merlin_171547098_a59d5d5d-c991-4be4-a252-27db168eccf8-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/merlin_171547098_a59d5d5d-c991-4be4-a252-27db168eccf8-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside4\/merlin_171547098_a59d5d5d-c991-4be4-a252-27db168eccf8-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"An abandoned train station in Lled\u00f3, a village in the province of Teruel.\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-18crmh6 e1xdpqjp0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">An abandoned train station in Lled\u00f3, a village in the province of Teruel.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-hf259m ehw59r12\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1tqmd2y ehw59r11\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-captionblock\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-sm784n ehw59r14\">\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-articleLarge.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-1ef8w8q e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Image<\/span><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside14\/merlin_171548634_289493bc-8d3a-4aa0-a1cc-108fe1273189-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"A view of\u00a0Pe\u00f1arroya de Tastavins, a town in Teruel. Rural authorities in Spain have argued that they are underequipped to fight the virus.\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-18crmh6 e1xdpqjp0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">A view of\u00a0Pe\u00f1arroya de Tastavins, a town in Teruel. Rural authorities in Spain have argued that they are underequipped to fight the virus.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-190ncxp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cIn villages, it\u2019s always \u2018It will arrive soon,\u2019 or \u2018You will get this shortly,\u2019\u201d Mr. Bon\u00e9 said. \u201cIn the meantime, we\u2019re risking lives, and here, 35 workers are 35 people you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-12py7dg\">\n<div class=\"css-1kl8z29\">Sign up to receive an email when we publish a new story about the <span class=\"css-in3yi3\">coronavirus outbreak.<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"CW\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1mjl8rz\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">Mr. Bon\u00e9, a former nurse, worked in the nursing home for two straight weeks because most of its nurses have had to isolate themselves at some point and he couldn\u2019t find replacements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">Like many other European countries, Spain has struggled to contain the spread of the coronavirus in many parts of its territory. Unions are taking the authorities to court after <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/24\/world\/europe\/coronavirus-europe-covid-19.html\">thousands of health care workers became infected<\/a>. Soldiers have found residents <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/25\/world\/europe\/Spain-coronavirus-nursing-homes.html\">abandoned or dead in nursing homes<\/a>. But in remote areas, the crisis has accentuated a perception that the right to health care might differ depending on where a person lives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cIn the areas that may have been neglected, the feeling of abandonment can be as much emotional as it is material,\u201d said Sergio del Molino, a novel writer and journalist who has coined the expression <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/elpais.com\/cultura\/2016\/04\/19\/babelia\/1461071676_157409.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cEspa\u00f1a vac\u00eda,\u201d or \u201cempty Spain,\u201d<\/a> to refer to the draining away of people and skilled workers, and the hollowing out of infrastructure, especially in rural areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">Confinement measures enforced throughout Europe have plunged other rural areas into similar situations. In a small village in the Lombardy region, the epicenter of Italy\u2019s outbreak, a ban on leaving a town without a health or work reason has forced the national agency managing the crisis response to make multiple trips per day to the closest supermarket to bring food to locals there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-hf259m ehw59r12\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1tqmd2y ehw59r11\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-captionblock\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-sm784n ehw59r14\">\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-articleLarge.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-1ef8w8q e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Image<\/span><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside7\/merlin_171548286_3fae13ff-1b74-41cd-b208-ca4abea1c697-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"Alberto Ribes delivering food to Alicia Micolau in Valderrobres.\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-18crmh6 e1xdpqjp0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Alberto Ribes delivering food to Alicia Micolau in Valderrobres.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper-hidden\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-hf259m ehw59r12\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1tqmd2y ehw59r11\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-articleLarge.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"css-1ef8w8q e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\"><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Image<\/span><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside9\/merlin_171548580_30b2c588-fbc2-4deb-bad1-6670d36ae8eb-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"Sara Lombarte sewing masks at her home in Pe\u00f1arroya de Tastavins.\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-18crmh6 e1xdpqjp0\"><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Sara Lombarte sewing masks at her home in Pe\u00f1arroya de Tastavins.<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-190ncxp\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">In France, which has long <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/16\/world\/europe\/france-death-certificate.html\">struggled against a shortage of doctors<\/a> in some rural areas, an organization representing small towns has recommended that municipal employees deliver bread and groceries to aging populations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">In Spain, Aragon has received roughly as many tests per inhabitant as the Madrid region, the epicenter of Spain\u2019s outbreak, but half as many masks per inhabitant. And mayors of isolated villages in Teruel argue that the masks that have been sent have mostly gone to Aragon\u2019s larger cities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">\u201cThere is an advantage in isolation, distance provides protection,\u201d said Angel Paniagua, a researcher at the National Research Council of Spain, who has studied the country\u2019s most isolated regions. \u201cBut when the virus hits, you\u2019re left with your own problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1fanzo5 StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-exrw3m evys1bk0\">Mr. del Molino, the author and journalist, said that resources had dwindled in many rural areas after health care was gradually decentralized to the regions in the 1980s and \u201990s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-z3e15g\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside6\/XXvirus-spain-countryside6-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafranja.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/merlin_171548556_06488a5d-640f-4119-bccf-a079a58df091-articleLarge-1.jpg\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 80vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2020\/04\/14\/world\/XXvirus-spain-countryside6\/merlin_171548556_06488a5d-640f-4119-bccf-a079a58df091-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 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