Virus deaths hit hard in Spain’s shrinking rural villages Many in Spain's small and shrinking villages thought their low populations would protect them from the coronavirus pandemicIn this April 27, 2020 photo, a flock of sheep move through pine trees on the side of an empty road near Soria, as the lockdown to combat the spread of the new coronavirus continues in Spain. Many in Spain's small and shrinking villages thought their low populations would protect them from the coronavirus pandemic. Many in Spain's small and shrinking villages thought their low populations would protect them from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) The Associated PressDURUELO DE LA SIERRA, Spain -- When someone dies in tightly knit Duruelo de la Sierra, the whole community walks from the church service to the cemetery, accompanying the deceased to their final resting place. Duruelo de la Sierra usually sees one or two deaths per month and about 20 in a year, according to the mayor.

Source: ABC News May 05, 2020 07:56 UTC