January 13, 2021
SANTIAGO, Chile
An attack on a nurse on Jan. 5 by a family who wanted the body of a loved one who died from the coronavirus is an example of aggression faced by health workers in Santiago.
“Between 12 and 18 people entered and we began to receive verbal attacks. They threw water, broke furniture, a computer, serums, and this situation generated a big overflow because there were patients and relatives in the room,” Carlos Caballero told Anadolu Agency. “They wanted to make a funeral for their father but by protocol, they couldn’t, and they didn’t understand that the result of the PCR was positive.”