Thousands of Spanish retirees vanish from state pension rolls as coronavirus hits


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  • Tuesday, 26 May 2020

Relatives of a patient who suffers from COVID-19 react, as staff members from La Paz hospital attend a protest to ask for more health personnel in hospitals, primary care and nursing homes, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Madrid, Spain, May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - About 30,000 more pensioners dropped off Spain's state system in the first four months of this year than in the previous year as the coronavirus hit the country, the Labour Ministry said on Tuesday.

A total of 205,638 pensioners left the state rolls from January through April in 2020, ministry data showed.

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