Spain: the courage of the cashiers, on the front line against the coronavirus

By José Luis Aranda (El Pais)

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" It's the end of the world. We need you. This is the message received by Charo Torres, cashier and reassorter in La Coruña, from his manager a few days before the state of emergency was declared. In her message, her supervisor referred to the situation in the supermarket and asked her and her colleagues to work more, even though their contracts were part-time. "The number of people we have served is simply incredible," says Charo Torres, noting that sales have increased threefold compared to a day of Christmas campaigning. Over a week later, Charo Torres has aches in his back, is voiceless, and has spent several days without sleep. “When I got home, I could still hear the click of credit cards when paying on the TPE or the plim plim plim of the megaphone calling us or explaining the security measures. Sometimes,

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