Elderly are told to ‘take care’ with their grandchildren as experts warn families are most likely to catch coronavirus from their loved ones than from strangers Prof John Edmunds warned elderly people are at greatest risk from loved ones He said parents should warn their own frail parents about the potential risk The London School … Read more
Elderly face uncertainty as care home group Four Seasons transfers another 58 properties to new operators By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 23:29 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:33 GMT, 13 March 2020 Elderly residents at Four Seasons care homes face more uncertainty after the group transferred another 58 properties to new … Read more
An Italian couple who had been together for 60 years died without someone to comfort them on their deathbeds, just two hours apart, on Tuesday from coronavirus. Severa Belotti, 82, and Luigi Carrara, 86, spent the last days of their lives in lockdown, in their hometown of Albino, in the northern Italian province of Bergamo. … Read more
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy has jumped in the last 24 hours by 196 to 827 as a top Italian doctor said intensive care wards should place an age limit on beds. Rather than admit patients on a ‘first come first served’ basis, hospitals should swap to ‘catastrophe medicine’ guidelines – … Read more
The head of the American Health Care Association, Mark Parkinson (pictured), described coronavirus as ‘almost a perfect killing machine’ for the elderly A US nursing head has said that coronavirus is ‘almost a perfect killing machine’ for elderly patients. At least 11 nursing homes in Washington state have reported cases of the highly-contagious disease and others … Read more
Are elderly people at greater risk from coronavirus and what should you do if they are told to self-isolate? Your guide to helping elderly relatives lower the risk of falling ill By Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 23:35 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 02:42 GMT, 6 March 2020 Are elderly … Read more
Men are 65 per cent more likely to die from coronavirus, new analysis has revealed – despite the gender balance for those testing positive being roughly split in half. Figures from the World Health Organisation and Chinese scientists has revealed that 1.7 per cent of woman who catch the virus will die compared to 2.8 … Read more
Elderly farmers should be paid to retire so younger workers can be brought into the industry, Environment Secretary George Eustice says George Eustice accused some veteran farmers of ‘standing in the way of change’ Older workers will be offered lump sums to quit and let young farmers take over Average age of farmer is 59 … Read more