By Sarah Keane • 18 December 2020 • 14:06
MADRID leaders received a mixed welcome when they arrived in the capital to pay tribute to health care workers
Head figures in the government converged on the Plaza de los Sagrados Corazones in Madrid on Friday morning, December 18, to unveil a sculpture in tribute to health care workers who have died in Spain while fighting the Covid pandemic.
Minister of Health, Salvador Illa, was met with boos and calls to “get out of the photo,” while Madrid Community President, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, and Mayor, Jose Luis Martinez-Almeida, were greeted warmly. “Today it’s your turn, and other days it’s my turn,” Almeida was heard to remark wanly to the Health Minister.
The event began with a minute of silence before a speech and music followed. The sculpture by artist Jaume Plena was donated by the Mutual Insurance Association (AMA).
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Former teacher and health services manager with a Degree in English, Sarah moved to Spain from Southern Ireland with her husband, who runs his own car rental business, in 2019. She is now enjoying a completely different pace and quality of life on the Costa Blanca South, with wonderful Spanish and expat friends in Cabo Roig. Sarah began working with Euro Weekly News in 2020 and loves nothing more than bringing all the latest national and international news to her local community.
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