英國高等法院裁定長期病患困在養老院是非法
英國高等法院裁定,認為養老院把長期病患的老人和無病症的19病人困在同一地方為非法1,實為一宗值得關注的判決。鑑於首波疫情大概有40%的死亡發生在養老院2,撇除19病毒為死因,同期的非正常死亡率亦有同樣的顯著升幅。因「疫情關係」,政府怕醫院床位短缺,便把長期病患老人全扔到養老院處理。實際上,在2020年4至6月的「疫情」高峰,不加開額外床位之餘,公立醫院床位忽然減少了大約8%,與此同時2020至2021年病床總佔用率是5年來新低,得65%,一般和急症病床佔用率更是63%3。
客觀而言,政府的決定造成養老院人手緊張,員工因「疫情」個個作鳥獸散,老人大多自生自滅,之前幾個月已經爆料有養老院的老人甚至連飯都沒,遑論有人照顧4。他們很多因照顧不足和孤獨寂寞而死,有傳甚至安老院給他們服食鎮靜劑失救而死5,疫情高峯,處方鎮靜劑(midazolam)是幾個月前的一倍6,當然任何28日內陽性結果的死亡都算入19病毒。無論直接或間接,政府不是救人,而是有意殺人。
有了高等法院的判案先例,希望死者家屬可以進一步追究醫院的官僚疏忽,甚至揭發政府有沒有用鎮靜劑直接將老人「人道毀滅」,還原疫情真相。
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