An empty street in Barcelona on Sunday. The health ministry reported on Wednesday another increase in the number of dead — 757 deaths overnight — bringing Spain’s toll to 14,555 since the start of the outbreak. Credit… Samuel Aranda for The New York Times.
As news filtered from the Joaquín Rosillo nursing home on the outskirts of Seville that a few residents had tested positive for coronavirus, worried families scrambled for information.
But amid a nationwide lockdown, with their movements limited, there were no clear answers. Manuel Borrego, whose mother lives in the home, heard through contacts that people were dying. But the nursing home’s management told him that it was “fake news.”[my bolding]
On April 6, 2020, 24 people were reported to have died at the facility.
(“Families fight for answers from Spanish nursing home where dozens died,” NYTimes, 4-8-20)
I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day, and watch Netflix and Prime Video for entertainment. I like to read and memorize poetry.
Poisonous Language Travels (Like a Virus)
As news filtered from the Joaquín Rosillo nursing home on the outskirts of Seville that a few residents had tested positive for coronavirus, worried families scrambled for information.
But amid a nationwide lockdown, with their movements limited, there were no clear answers. Manuel Borrego, whose mother lives in the home, heard through contacts that people were dying. But the nursing home’s management told him that it was “fake news.” [my bolding]
On April 6, 2020, 24 people were reported to have died at the facility.
(“Families fight for answers from Spanish nursing home where dozens died,” NYTimes, 4-8-20)
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I live in Texas and devote much of my time to easel painting on an amateur basis. I stream a lot of music, mostly jazz, throughout the day, and watch Netflix and Prime Video for entertainment. I like to read and memorize poetry.