Queues for Spain's food banks swell as coronavirus cases dwindle

A volunteer gives free food packages for a woman amid economic hardship outside parish church of Santa Anna, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Barcelona, Spain, June 2, 2020. Picture taken June 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Queues for food banks have swollen in Spain as the coronavirus crisis has left hundreds of thousands of people teetering on the edge of poverty.

For mother-of-two Aracely Mediavilla, the weekly deliveries of food and essential supplies from Barcelona-based volunteers have been a lifeline since she returned to Spain from Ecuador in the hope of getting her elder son medical treatment.