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Madrid Officials Face Legal Scrutiny Over COVID-19 Care Home Deaths

Three former high-ranking officials, including an ex-advisor to Isabel Díaz Ayuso, are set to testify about protocols that allegedly contributed to thousands of deaths in care homes during the pandemic.

interior de una residencia de mayores en Madrid, en una imagen de archivo.
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Overview

  • Carlos Mur, Javier Peromingo, and Antonio Burgueño, former officials of the Madrid regional government, will testify as part of an investigation into care home deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The reopened case examines controversial protocols that restricted hospital transfers for elderly residents in March and April 2020, allegedly to prevent hospital overcrowding.
  • The protocols are linked to 7,291 deaths in Madrid care homes, part of the 35,000 total care home deaths across Spain during the pandemic.
  • Victims' families, supported by advocacy groups, have filed collective complaints and are demanding accountability, with hopes of implicating higher-ranking officials, including President Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
  • A demonstration organized by victims' associations is planned outside the Madrid court where the officials will testify on Monday.