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Washington, Apr 13 (EFE).- Working from the confinement of his home in the San Francisco Bay Area, a Spanish engineer has written a series of articles in recent weeks on the spread of Covid-19 that have garnered tens of millions of views and instantly made him an in-demand consultant on the pandemic fight.STATEMENTS BY SPANISH ENGINEER TOMÁS PUEYO IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE BY ZOOM
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