Mijatovic has denounced the situation in homes, recorded incidents in the death toll and that many of the patients have died alone and without their relatives knowing it.
It adds that workers should receive compensation for their activity. Although his work has been “vital”, he has pointed out that there have been a lack of material safety measures and measures to prevent and control contagion.
Particularly serious has been the “chaotic” management of residences in some states, including the Spanish State. The Commissioner has stated that it is very serious to find deceased residents in nursing homes or not to admit patients from nursing homes to hospitals.
It has reminded the Member States of the right to life enshrined in the European Pact on Human Rights and has asked them to learn how to prevent such events from happening again.