Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020
COVID-19: TRAGEDIES IN ELDER CARE HOMES - LESSONS LEARNT
Dr. Mangala Sonavani Borkar
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SARS–Cov–2 is still running amok, while it has ought the whole world to an unprecedented standstill. Even as the scourge rages on, it has exposed the harsh reality about the vulnerability of senior citizens globally, especially in care homes. The frail old inmates there were like sitting ducks and many died in their beds without even oxygen or medicines. The virus has taught the world many lessons that it will never forget. Nearly one fourth of the population of Italy, Spain is in the eighties and beyond and the countries witnessed gruesome tragedies in there nursing homes. If the world could rewrite the history of this ruthless pandemic, what would it be? Isolation, testing and special focus on elders, particularly when they are herded together as in care homes is of utmost importance.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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COVID-19: TRAGEDIES IN ELDER CARE HOMES - LESSONS LEARNT, Dr. Mangala Sonavani Borkar INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-5 | May-2020
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COVID-19: TRAGEDIES IN ELDER CARE HOMES - LESSONS LEARNT, Dr. Mangala Sonavani Borkar INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-5 | May-2020
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