July 25, 2024

Venezuelans brave COVID wing to bathe, feed sick loved ones

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Hospitals across the once wealthy South American nation lack enough doctors and nurses to confront the coronavirus pandemic. As thousands of trained health care workers emigrated in recent years, some hospital wings have closed. Others keep operating but with high caseloads. The shortage leaves families rushing to fill the void at facilities that treat the poor, like José Gregorio Hernández Hospital, in the middle of a sweeping Caracas barrio. They feed them, bathe them and change their bedsheets — tasks normally done by trained medical professionals. By Scott Smith. Full Text -> DailyIndependent

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