COVID-19 reports from nursing homes in Madrid (Spain): ambulances not turning up, insufficient staff, lack of PPE. Goverment drafts in army support.

Jose-Luis Fernandez-Plotka (CPEC)

Newspaper articles on the situation in nursing homes in Madrid (Spain), it is estimated that by the 19th March, 70 people had died with suspected/confirmed COVID-19 in nursing homes in Madrid. The article highlights:

Ambulances not turning up to nursing homes
Staff absences due to being infected themselves or to fear of contagion (particularly staff who live with older relatives)
Lack of Personal Protection Equipment (reports of using kitchen gloves instead)

In Spanish: https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-03-19/abandonados-en-la-residencia-yo-veo-a-este-senor-llorando-y-deberia-tener-asistencia-en-un-hospital.html

https://elpais.com/espana/madrid/2020-03-21/semana-tragica-en-la-residencia.html

In English: https://english.elpais.com/society/2020-03-20/coronavirus-crisis-in-madrids-senior-homes-if-he-gets-infected-no-one-will-do-anything-to-help-him.html

By the 21st March, the Spanish Army’s Emergency Support unit was made available to offer support to nursing homes who were short-staffed, carrying out tasks such as disinfection.

(Spanish) https://elpais.com/sociedad/2020-03-21/el-ejercito-intervendra-en-las-residencias-que-pidan-auxilio-para-cubrir-la-falta-de-personal.html

https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2020/03/22/5e77625921efa06f388b4625.html

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COVID-19 reports from nursing homes in Madrid (Spain): ambulances not turning up, insufficient staff, lack of PPE. Goverment drafts in army support.

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