MADRID – A line of green tents have been installed at the gates of a Madrid military hospital four months after similar structures to triage incoming coronavirus patients and to lighten the load at crammed emergency wards were taken down.Spain’s Defense Ministry, which manages the Gómez Ulla military hospital, said Friday that the tents are empty for now, installed as a precaution in case the second COVID-19 wave taking hold in the Spanish capital continues to spread.
With a rate of virus transmission six times higher than the national average in the 6.6 million Madrid region, authorities are set to announce Friday “drastic measures” to try to slow down the outbreaks.