Protecting older people from the virus is eroding their quality of life and independence, and fuelling their fears
Older people are more vulnerable to anxiety and are losing the support networks on which they relied – with no end to the pandemic in sight.
He does not use a smartphone and is scared to move out of the frail-care facility where he stays, which has had more than one Covid-19 death. As residents of institutions are forced into isolation, so too are pensioners living alone, including an 86-year-old grandmother with only two Jack Russells for company.
Martha Evans wishes she could talk face to face with her father about coming to live across the road from them. “I write letters and drop them off with snacks. I print out pictures in the letters to cheer him up.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘I miss dancing,’ says one elderly Korean for whom Covid-19 halted ‘Colatecs’In South Korea, where the elderly are the most depressed and impoverished, colatecs offered comfort to hundreds of thousands of seniors
Read more »
South Africa's COVID-19 death toll rises to 369The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in South Africa is 19,137.
Read more »
Chinese scientists believe new drug can stop Covid-19 pandemic 'without vaccine'More than 100 vaccines for Covid-19 are in the works globally.
Read more »
Saps confident policing won’t be affected by COVID-19 infections at stationsSeveral police stations countrywide have had to be decontaminated after members tested positive for COVID-19.
Read more »
Gauteng's Covid-19 death toll at 27 with almost 1,700 recoveriesThis is according to the provincial department of health, which said the total number of confirmed cases was now at 2,361 with 1,694 recoveries and 27 deaths on Wednesday.
Read more »