Documentary highlights Madrid’s “protocols of shame” Madrid leader Ayuso disputes death toll, defends pandemic policies EU: Madrid was region with highest excess mortality Relatives sue over alleged discriminatory healthcare denials MADRID — A documentary on the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents denied hospital care in Spain’s Madrid region during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted calls […] The post Madrid leader under fire after documentary on nursing home deaths in pandemic appeared first on Interaksyon.
A documentary about COVID-19 deaths in Madrid nursing homes, where residents were allegedly denied hospital care in early 2020, has led to calls for Madrid's leader, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, to resign. The region prioritized business openings while implementing protocols that limited hospital transfers for severely ill or disabled nursing home residents, with those having private insurance receiving different treatment. Madrid had the highest excess mortality in Europe during the pandemic, and lawsuits accuse authorities of discriminatory healthcare denials. Ayuso defends her decisions, citing the need to protect the economy, and disputes the official death toll.
