Shuttered restaurants dish out for Spain's health workers

Published April 6, 2020
Medical staff from La Princesa hospital react as neighbours applaud from their balconies in support for healthcare workers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Medical staff from La Princesa hospital react as neighbours applaud from their balconies in support for healthcare workers, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain, April 5, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez

Bars and restaurants have been closed in Spain since the middle of March but a dozen of them have joined forces with delivery companies as part of an initiative called “Delivery for Heroes”, according to AFP.

Every day, between 200 and 300 dishes are prepared and donated to Barcelona's hospitals, in the hope of offering some solace to those trying to save lives inside.

“We know we are not an absolute necessity because they already have food and catering. But we are trying to give them that moment of excitement,” says Axel Peinado, a promoter of the initiative and director of a Barcelona pizzeria.

Medical staff from La Princesa hospital react as neighbours applaud from their balconies in support for healthcare workers, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Madrid, Spain on April 5, 2020. — Reuters
Medical staff from La Princesa hospital react as neighbours applaud from their balconies in support for healthcare workers, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Madrid, Spain on April 5, 2020. — Reuters

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