As the Netherlands’s healthcare system comes under increasing strain, doctors are advising older coronavirus patients against treatment in intensive care units.
That has prompted anger from rights groups.
The Netherlands is one of few countries with far-reaching palliative care laws.
Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Amsterdam.
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