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In this Saturday, March 21, 2020 photo, Jose sleeps in the street in downtown Barcelona, Spain. Jose, 27, has been sleeping in the street for 5 years and is convinced that the Spanish army will put all the beggars of the city in tents "I refuse! I am not going to be infested with the virus anywhere, I am safe here in the arcade". Authorities are scrambling to get as many homeless people off the streets without cramming them into a shelter, where the spread of COVID-19 could be even greater. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

In this Saturday, March 21, 2020 photo, Jose sleeps in the street in downtown Barcelona, Spain. Jose, 27, has been sleeping in the street for 5 years and is convinced that the Spanish army will put all the beggars of the city in tents "I refuse! I am not going to be infested with the virus anywhere, I am safe here in the arcade". Authorities are scrambling to get as many homeless people off the streets without cramming them into a shelter, where the spread of COVID…

March 25, 2020

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AP PHOTOS: Virus accentuates isolation of Spain's homeless
March 25, 2020 12:27 a.m.

AP PHOTOS: Virus accentuates isolation of Spain's homeless

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — While Spanish authorities tell the public that staying home is the best way to beat the coronavirus pandemic, some people are staying out because home has come to mean the streets of Madrid and Barcelona.