Portugal didn't abandon the elderly but Ireland did?

Oh right.

*Yesterday* 27 residents of *one nursing home* in Aljubarrota tested positive, Portugal have ~1,000 dead in nursing homes - and an ongoing investigation into another 1,500 'unexplained' deaths. https://twitter.com/EwanMacKenna/status/1273300864199991297

On top of all that, the Portuguese government put the number of suspected cases of covid19 at 342,060. That number is the amount of people the Government believe were infected but not tested in time or tested at all.

Nursing home report yesterday: https://www.cmjornal.pt/sociedade/detalhe/mais-de-40-infetados-por-coronavirus-em-lares-de-idosos-da-misericordia?ref=Mais%20Sobre_BlocoMaisSobre

How are you arguing with a straight face "Ireland abandoned the elderly but Portugal didn't" when their per capita death toll in elderly is likely worse?

Even the understated official death toll in Portugal states 1,023 dead over the age of 80!!

Incredible mental gymnastics.