Staff fled some Spanish nursing homes after cases of COVID-19 were detected, officials say. Residents were left to take care of themselves, even though some were seriously sick. Spain has the second-worst outbreak in Europe, with 2,800 deaths so far.
A general view of nursing homes where dead bodies were found in Madrid, Spain. Spanish army troops disinfecting nursing homes found some residents living in squalor among the infectious bodies of people that authorities suspect have died from the coronavirus. Prosecutors have launched a judicial probe.A general view of nursing homes where dead bodies were found in Madrid, Spain.
On Tuesday, 514 new deaths were registered in a 24-hour period, the worst increase since the outbreak began. Retirement homes have been particularly affected., claiming it didn't have adequate material to take care of the sick residents and dead bodies. Speaking in a television interview, Robles said staff in some centers had left the nursing homes after cases of COVID-19 were detected. Residents were abandoned to take care of themselves, even though some were sick and in serious condition.
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