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Catalina Devandas Aguilar

Coronavirus: Activists’ shock at intensive care doctor’s resuscitation warning

By John Pring on 19th March 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: Activists’ shock at intensive care doctor’s resuscitation warning
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Horrified disabled activists have raised concerns about an NHS consultant who appeared to suggest publicly that he and his colleagues would not attempt to resuscitate many older and disabled people if they became seriously ill with coronavirus. Dr Matt Morgan, a […]

Coronavirus: UN rapporteur’s concerns over impact of crisis on rights

By John Pring on 19th March 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: UN rapporteur’s concerns over impact of crisis on rights
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Little has been done across the world to provide disabled people with the support and guidance needed to protect them during the coronavirus pandemic, despite many of them being in a high-risk group, a UN human rights expert has warned. Catalina […]

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