COVID-19
Catalonia, Spain. 2020-2021
This work is the result of different moments on the worst biological catastrophe that has been experienced in the world for years: the COVID-19 pandemic.
The pandemic has claimed and continues to claim thousands of lives every day in Catalonia like the rest of Spain, it feels like one of the countries with the most cases in the world. The official figures today (9/25/2020) in Catalonia are 13,150 dead and 158,832 infected; in Spain 704,209 positives and 31,118 deaths, and worldwide the total number of infected amounts to 32,441,479 and 988,647 people have already died.
These images go through the hot spots or keys that leave evidence, evidence, of this historical fact: residences, primary care centers, hospitals, licensed hotels, funeral homes, streets, workers, churches, everyday life … and even in most personal , they collect the moment when we buried the grandmother – also a victim of Covid-19 – and, in fact, the only space in which I was allowed access to photograph since she got sick.
The main objective of the study is to reduce the number of contagion and stop the spread of covid-19. Both mildly infected people with coronavirus who are at home and their direct contacts participate in the study. The study lasts 14 days. Some are given a medication or just pass a check. They also take two samples: one from the mouth and the other from the nose. In the image, the nurse Cristina, who is part of the clinical trial, extracts from Mrs. Reme, infected by Covid-19, some samples from her nose. April 1, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
The fear of the closure of establishments and the forecast for confinement in the coming days due to the coronavirus, has triggered sales in supermarkets to 200%; that Lidl even closed today from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to be able to replenish gender while people queued in front of the door. March 13, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
The fear of the closure of establishments and the forecast for confinement in the coming days due to the coronavirus, has triggered sales in supermarkets to 200%. Image of the company Mercadona, empty shelves and without kind. March 13, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
The courtyard of the Teresa Claramunt School and the empty streets in a state of alarm. March 13, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Health professionals outside the Taulí Hospital, thanking the support of the population, the police and fire departments. March 22, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
A confined woman claps from the window as a token of appreciation to the healthcare professionals. March 17, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Plant enabled as an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital Taulí of Sabadell with patients with COVID-19. In the image, a doctor wears a gown as protection due to the lack of PPE. April 8, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Plant enabled as an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital Taulí of Sabadell with patients with COVID-19. In the image, a doctor, entering the room with a gown as protection due to the lack of PPE. April 8, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Plant enabled as an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital Taulí of Sabadell with patients with COVID-19. In the image, a doctor with a patient. April 8, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
A Christian woman, protected with gloves and a mask, prays the rosary inside a church in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. March 26, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
To the front line. Faces from different sectors that stand firm in the fight against COVID-19. Aina Gomila, doctor at the Parc Taulí Hospital. April 10, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
To the front line. Faces from different sectors that stand firm in the fight against COVID-19. Raquel Granados, auxiliary nursing technician at the Parc Taulí Hospital. April 3, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
To the front line. Faces from different sectors that stand firm in the fight against COVID-19. Fran Tebar, SEM nurse. April 10, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
To the front line. Faces from different sectors that stand firm in the fight against COVID-19. Andrea Rezes, cleaning staff at the Parc Taulí Hospital. April 9, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
To the front line. Faces from different sectors that stand firm in the fight against COVID-19. Rafi Luque, a supermarket clerk. April 8, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
To the front line. Faces from different sectors that stand firm in the fight against COVID-19. Judith Escribano, director of a residence. April 10, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
To the front line. Faces from different sectors that stand firm in the fight against COVID-19. Joan Bernat Clarella, firefighter. April 9, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
The Spanish Army is preparing to intervene in the disinfection inside the residence "Els Jardins" in Castellarnau. March 27, 2020; Castellarnau, Barcelona.
An ambulance and a professional protected with PPE in front of the Hotel Verdi where it welcomes patients (39) with covid-19 derived from the Taulí Hospital. Hotels enabled to decongest hospitals. March 30, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Ferran, the nurse who is part of the first clinical trial in Catalonia to stop and reduce the number of Covid-19 infections; preparing, talking, providing medication and extracting samples to volunteers who have been in contact with coronavirus positives. The test was carried out in an outdoor parking lot of a sports club in Sabadell, Barcelona, set up as a workplace. Volunteers undergo the tests without leaving their vehicles, a technique that the US had already carried out. April 4, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Ferran, the nurse who is part of the first clinical trial in Catalonia to stop and reduce the number of Covid-19 infections; preparing, talking, providing medication and extracting samples to volunteers who have been in contact with coronavirus positives. The test was carried out in an outdoor parking lot of a sports club in Sabadell, Barcelona, set up as a workplace. Volunteers undergo the tests without leaving their vehicles, a technique that the US had already carried out. April 4, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Ferran, the nurse who is part of the first clinical trial in Catalonia to stop and reduce the number of Covid-19 infections; preparing, talking, providing medication and extracting samples to volunteers who have been in contact with coronavirus positives. The test was carried out in an outdoor parking lot of a sports club in Sabadell, Barcelona, set up as a workplace. Volunteers undergo the tests without leaving their vehicles, a technique that the US had already carried out. April 4, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Ferran, the nurse who is part of the first clinical trial in Catalonia to stop and reduce the number of Covid-19 infections; preparing, talking, providing medication and extracting samples to volunteers who have been in contact with coronavirus positives. The test was carried out in an outdoor parking lot of a sports club in Sabadell, Barcelona, set up as a workplace. Volunteers undergo the tests without leaving their vehicles, a technique that the US had already carried out. April 4, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Ferran, the nurse who is part of the first clinical trial in Catalonia to stop and reduce the number of Covid-19 infections; preparing, talking, providing medication and extracting samples to volunteers who have been in contact with coronavirus positives. The test was carried out in an outdoor parking lot of a sports club in Sabadell, Barcelona, set up as a workplace. Volunteers undergo the tests without leaving their vehicles, a technique that the US had already carried out. April 4, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Ferran, the nurse who is part of the first clinical trial in Catalonia to stop and reduce the number of Covid-19 infections; preparing, talking, providing medication and extracting samples to volunteers who have been in contact with coronavirus positives. The test was carried out in an outdoor parking lot of a sports club in Sabadell, Barcelona, set up as a workplace. Volunteers undergo the tests without leaving their vehicles, a technique that the US had already carried out. April 4, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
The arrival of the Spanish army to prepare the assembly of the temporary hospital of Vallès Salud within the Indoor Athletics Track of Catalonia. March 31, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Military members setting up the Vallès Salud temporary hospital within the Indoor Athletics Track of Catalonia. March 31, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
The temporary Hospital of the Vallès Salud, finished. March 31, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona. April 9, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
A pediatrician protected with EPI weighs a baby at the CAP Concordia in Sabadell, Barcelona. It is her first visit with the doctor since the state of alarm was decreed. In the wake of the pandemic, CAPs have been reorganized to take maximum pressure off hospitals. This Primary Care Center (CAP) of La Concordia, has been enabled exclusively as pediatrics in the north of the city. April 24, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
The midwife of the CAP Norte of Sabadell (Barcelona), Concepción Manzano, doing the heel test on Emma at her home. The Covid-19, caused that after the delivery, the return home was immediate, discharging the mothers 12 hours later. April 30, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Analysis of the PCR tests with slow and fast processes against Covid-19 in the laboratory of the Hospital Parc Taulí of Sabadell, Barcelona. April 28, 2020.
Analysis of the PCR tests with slow and fast processes against Covid-19 in the laboratory of the Hospital Parc Taulí of Sabadell, Barcelona. April 28, 2020.
Burial of my grandmother in the cemetery of Sabadell, Barcelona. Concepció Romeu Anfruns, died on April 3, 2020 due to Covid-19. Of the whole family, we were only able to attend 4 people. April 5, 2020.
Burial of my grandmother in the cemetery of Sabadell, Barcelona. Concepció Romeu Anfruns, died on April 3, 2020 due to Covid-19. Of the whole family, we were only able to attend 4 people. April 5, 2020.
Burial of my grandmother in the cemetery of Sabadell, Barcelona. Concepció Romeu Anfruns, died on April 3, 2020 due to Covid-19. Of the whole family, we were only able to attend 4 people. April 5, 2020.
The Collserola Mortuary of the Mémora funeral home, has had to enable and air-condition its car park as a morgue due to lack of space. Inside this underground car park are, today, about 500 coffins, most of them with the bodies of the victims, waiting to be buried or cremated. April 16, 2020; Collserola, Barcelona.
Father Francesc Xavier, officiating the last mass without the faithful in the church of San Fèlix and broadcast live on social networks before moving on to advanced phase 0.
Father Francesc Xavier, officiating the last mass without the faithful in the church of San Fèlix and broadcast live on social networks before moving on to advanced phase 0.
Father Francesc Xavier, officiating the last mass without the faithful in the church of San Fèlix and broadcast live on social networks before moving on to advanced phase 0.
Temporary shelter within a school for the homeless in Sabadell (Barcelona) during confinement and in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. In the image, Hesham, homeless, with the South CAP doctors treating him for an ear infection. April 28, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Temporary shelter within a school for the homeless in Sabadell (Barcelona) during confinement and in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. In the image, Angelina, homeless, with the South CAP doctors. April 28, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
A child skates alone in Plaza Cataluña of Barcelona, one of the busiest squares in this city, on the first day of discontent due to time slots. May 2, 2020. Barcelona.
A man in a wheelchair and her companion, sitting alone in front of the Cathedral of Barcelona during the time slot of + 70 years, after 7 weeks in lockdown to fight the Covid-19. May 2, 2020. Barcelona.
A man observes the sea during the time frame 14-70 age, after 7 weeks closed to combat Covid-19. May 2, 2020. Barcelona.
An encounter with Antonio and his mother Antonia, after almost 3 months without seeing each other, at the DomusVi residence in Sabadell; one of the cities in Catalonia most hits by Covid19. Antonio and his mother Antonia, during these months, emails were sent due to the prohibition of entry of documents. Antonio still cannot hug his mother and has to keep safe distances and use a mask and gloves. The meetings at the DomusVi residence have a duration of 30 minutes. June 10, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
An encounter with Antonio and his mother Antonia, after almost 3 months without seeing each other, at the DomusVi residence in Sabadell; one of the cities in Catalonia most hits by Covid19. Antonio and his mother Antonia, during these months, emails were sent due to the prohibition of entry of documents. Antonio still cannot hug his mother and has to keep safe distances and use a mask and gloves. The meetings at the DomusVi residence have a duration of 30 minutes. June 10, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
A family of gypsy ethnicity, dressed in mourning, leaving the cemetery of Sabadell on the first day of its opening after the closure decreed during the State of Alarm as a result of COVID-19. June 1, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
A woman mourns the loss of a deceased relative of Covid-19 and a resident of the Vivaldi Geriatric Center. Fifty relatives joined St. Felix's Church to say goodbye to the 14 grandparents of the Vivaldi residence who lost their lives during the pandemic. July 9, 2020, Sabadell, Barcelona.
My mother opening the box with the grandmother's belongings two months after having her quarantined inside her home. The box is the only thing they gave us from the residence, although they had by law to throw away everything that had been in contact with the virus. My grandma died on April 3, 2020 by COVID-19. We couldn't see her when she got sick or when she died. June 29, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
My mother opening the box with the grandmother's belongings two months after having her quarantined inside her home. The box is the only thing they gave us from the residence, although they had by law to throw away everything that had been in contact with the virus. My grandma died on April 3, 2020 by COVID-19. We couldn't see her when she got sick or when she died. June 29, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Marc Gil (33 years old) with his mother on the floor of the Taulí hospital after being admitted to the ICU for two months by Covid-19. Marc is one of the longest cases of coronavirus in Sabadell. He had two cardiac arrests and was intubated three times. He stayed all the rooms that had been enabled as an ICU. He is alive by a miracle. Marc is an SEM ambulance technician. He was on the front line from the time the pandemic started until he felt bad. He says that patients died in his arms, with an average of 5 people with Covid-19 who did not even reach the hospital. He, like other colleagues, had one mask per week and had to wash it with bleach. They did not have the necessary EPIS and also, since they were small, they had open areas. That is why he is convinced that he took so much viral load that that he almost died. Now, he is recovering from notable consequences that he tries to recover by doing rehabilitation in the same hospital. He has nervous tics, speech difficulties, impaired movements, taste, smell, and hair loss. June 27, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Queues to collect food at the Christian Family Center. Consequences of the pandemic. May 22, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Drive-in cinema to prevent Covid-19 infections. July 4, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
A woman observes the children playing in the courtyard of the Teresa Claramunt school on the first day of the school reopening 6 months later due to Covid-19. September 14, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
First day of school canteen at the Tarlatana School in the neighborhood of Can Puiggener, Sabadell, Barcelona, after 6 months closed due to the Covid-19. September 14, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.
Family from the Can Puiggener neighborhood, waiting at the departure of the Tarlatana School. First school day, after 6 months closed by the Covid-19, with absenteeism of students of majority of gypsy ethnicity. September 14, 2020; Sabadell, Barcelona.