BARCELONA: An ambulance driver wearing a white protective gown enters a Barcelona hotel and announces the arrival of three new “customers” — a trio of coronavirus patients discharged from hospital into luxury quarantine.

“Good morning! How are you? My name is Enrique Aranda and I am probably the first non healthcare worker you see in several days,” said the director of the five-star Melia Sarria hotel, peering into the ambulance.

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