MADRID - While most Spanish companies are shut amid the coronavirus pandemic, coffin-making firm Ataudes Chao has been working around the clock and hiring staff to meet unprecedented demand as the nat
ional death toll nears 14,000.
Ataudes Chao had to hire six new permanent workers over the past ten days to increase production capacity, an almost 25% increase in the workforce. "Unfortunately, we estimate that the demand, though it'll level off a bit, will stay high - at least 60-70% of current levels," she said.
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