"He was like my father, my uncle has always been there for me. That's why today I am fighting for him", explains Juliana Jihem to France 24. Her uncle, Moïse, who suffered from dementia, died of the coronavirus in a retirement home at the age of 72.
His family lodged a complaint because, according to them, he would not have received the care that would have enabled him to survive.
“We called his uncle on FaceTime and you could see the care staff behind him were not wearing masks or gloves,” says Peter Jihem, Juliana's husband.
"I have the impression that they sacrificed the elderly, and this is unacceptable, because everyone should have had a chance to survive", summarizes the latter.
In Sweden, the Covid-19 pandemic has killed 5,800 people, half of them in nursing homes.
Swedish authorities say the protocols were followed, but some recognized doctors do not hesitate to criticize the government's strategy.
"They didn't even try to save the elderly," says Anders Vahlne, virologist at the Karolinska Institute.
"They were so afraid that the intensive care units would be overwhelmed that they could not save young people who were seriously ill. I think they were too hard in selecting patients."
>> See also on France 24 >> Covid-19: unmasked Sweden, a European exception
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