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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