[lbeltrame]

Yes, sadly so, to keep free room in hospitals, with the promise they'd be kept completely separate from other patients.

You can guess what happened next.

[kgwgk]

Thanks, I was not aware. I found a reference where someone says that at least in those wards they complied with safety measures and the infection was anyway spread already. But this is definitely not a good idea! https://www.politico.eu/article/the-silent-coronavirus-covid...