London | David Gillison is an Aussie expat living in Madrid. For five weeks, he's been confined to his 55-square-metre studio flat. His tourism business has collapsed. He's fretful about his relatives back in Australia. But that's not all: he's worried about Spain itself.
The COVID-19 pandemic has inflicted on Spain a staggering 20,043 deaths, 191,726 confirmed infections, and an untold number of undetected cases and fatalities in aged care homes and private residences.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
