In early and mid-November, the resurgence of the virus came close to breaking France’s health care system. Myriam Ladreyt, a nurse in the region, said that the hospital where she worked had only 12 intensive care beds. “People over 80 years old arriving at the emergency department are not taken into intensive care,” Ladreyt said. Many health care workers faced the epidemic without adequate protective gear and tens of thousands were infected. Altogether Spain’s flat-footed reaction undermined the reputation of a public health care system of which many Spanish had been proud.

Source: bd News24 December 23, 2020 10:41 UTC