Spanish countryside worries about coronavirus

The World

Last weekend, Spain’s government put the country on lockdown. But for many Spaniards who live in big cities, there is an escape: their homes in small towns and villages in the countryside. But now small towns worry the influx of city dwellers will bring the virus with them, taxing local hospitals. Reporter Lucia Benavides has the story. 

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