‘Less fighting over toilet paper, and more of this’: Jackie ‘O’ Henderson shares moving post praising a friend who is caring for elderly neighbours during coronavirus pandemic By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:21 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 08:42 GMT, 17 March 2020 Jackie ‘O’ Henderson has called for people to … Read more
When Boris Johnson last week warned that ‘many more families are going to lose loved ones’, it was a clear, chilling statement of the reality of the coronavirus pandemic. But most of us were reassured by the measured words of the two eminent scientists who stood either side of him, about the actions being taken … Read more
Millions of the elderly and most vulnerable will need to ‘shield’ themselves from social contact and stay at home for three months from this weekend, Downing Street announced today. Boris Johnson acknowledged that ‘drastic action’ was required to quell the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has killed 55 and infected more than 1,500 throughout … Read more
Daughter’s heartbreak as elderly mother dies alone after she is put in coronavirus isolation ‘just in case’ Caroline Hopton, 57, said she was not even allowed to hold her mother’s hand Her cause of death is not known, but 36 people have died from infection in UK Ms Hopton said mother was admitted on Saturday … Read more
When two hijacked jet liners flew into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in September 2001, killing many thousands of people, our civilisation faced a desperate crisis. Today, it does again. Comparing the Covid-19 coronavirus with terrorism might seem bizarre, but I believe there are close parallels. After the 9/11 attacks, it was … Read more
As Britain’s over-70s have been asked to stay at home for four months to stop them catching coronavirus, health secretary Matt Hancock has said they can still meet friends and family providing everyone is ‘fit and healthy’. Age UK has said elderly people feeling well can still carry on as normal, and go out and … Read more
Matt Hancock today confirmed the government will tell the elderly to stay at home for up to four months as he admitted the NHS does not currently have enough ventilators for the fight against coronavirus. The Health Secretary said people over the age of 70 will be told to self-isolate even if they do not … Read more
Elderly are told to ‘take care’ with their grandchildren as experts warn they are most likely to catch coronavirus from loved ones- but families could be told to self-isolate together if just ONE of them has coronavirus Prof John Edmunds warned elderly people are at greatest risk from loved ones He said parents should warn … 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 their son to comfort them on their deathbed, 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 … Read more