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Health
Nathan Allen and Michael Gore

Spanish COVID nursing home deaths dropped without proper probes - Amnesty

Angela Arreba and Enriqueta Lopez, relatives of some of Spanish nursing-home residents who died during COVID-19's devastating first wave, attend a tribute to the victims in Madrid, Spain, January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Juan Medina

Amnesty International on Monday accused Spanish prosecutors of failing to properly investigate scores of cases linked to the COVID-related deaths of residents of nursing homes.

Accompanied by two women demanding answers after their mothers died in homes during the devastating first wave, Amnesty's Spain director Esteban Beltran said in some cases authorities closed the investigations without contacting staff or victims' families.

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