Comunidad de Madrid home care nurse Maria Jesus Santamaria explains patient Manuel Sanz how to take some medicine in his bedroom, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain, May 27, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera
LISBON (Reuters) - With air kisses and palms clasped, elderly patients in Madrid greet medics who come to check them at home during the coronavirus pandemic despite the risks involved.
"I don't know if it's right to say it but I've had little fear," primary care nurse Ana Arenal told Reuters after she and a doctor did the rounds in a taxi with plentiful gear to protect both themselves and their patients.
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