Spanish lifeguards have been banned from doing mouth-to-mouth this summer, and told they must assume everyone they have to save could be infected with Covid-19.
The resuscitation order is part of the new Royal Spanish Lifesaving Federation protocol, which has been updated to reflect hygiene measures in the coronavirus pandemic.
The written protocol states: "Every victim is infectious and contagious until proven otherwise. "Under no circumstances should mouth-to-mouth be performed." The life-savers hired to keep foreign tourists and other beachgoers safe this summer will instead be told to stick to chest compressions and a cardiac balloon pump where they are trained to use one.
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