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Spain’s digital divide leaving impoverished youth behind

At the outset of the COVID-19 outbreak, we were told about how the virus would not discriminate. We indeed saw several high-profile names here in Spain, from Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to professional football players, test positive for the virus. However, it quickly became apparent that it would be those at the lower rungs of the social ladder who would be hit hardest by the pandemic.