Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira —— Spain, fail in coronavirus
After the drastic confinement of more than 100 days, this pandemic period ends, but we are not going to close the door on our way out. This is the time to be able to criticize the phase that is ending and express what we Spaniards think about what has happened so far. The Eurobarometer that […]
Eduardo Rodríguez Rovira —— Confine virus, not people
This phrase makes sense, as does the reflection that in historical epidemics the sick were confined to the sick, not to the healthy.
Red lines
The reconstruction phase will soon begin, in which we have to be on site to avoid the damage that can occur to one of the social systems that, although perfectible, works best in our country: the pension system. There is no doubt that Spanish and European bodies are preparing documents with proposals on how to […]
An alarming situation
Indeed, the situation was alarming when the alarm state was established. And then? Now it is chaotic and absolutely uncoordinated, the General Council of Nurses has said, because of the incessant contagion by coronavirus without protective measures. For its part, the General Council of Doctors will appear as an accusation against the Health Department in […]
Triage would have ruled them out!
One of the major causes of distress in people over 70 years of age who are confined to their homes has undoubtedly been the news that patients with coronavirus over 80 years of age would not be admitted to the ICU. In many hospitals this has been applied as it is. In others, life expectancy […]
Vulnerable older people
The coronavirus pandemic is fatally affecting the elderly and those of any age who are healthily compromised by major diseases. This happens not only in epidemics but in all natural disasters, situations of war, famine etc. in which the older generation is decimated and sometimes disappears. In these circumstances, priority is given, of course, to […]