COVID-19 and the consequences of isolating the elderly
Richard Armitage,Laura B Nellums
Open AccessPublished:March 19, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30061-X
As countries are affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the elderly population will soon be told to self-isolate for “a very long time” in the UK, and elsewhere.1 This attempt to shield the over-70s, and thereby protect over-burdened health systems, comes as worldwide countries enforce lockdowns, curfews, and social isolation to mitigate the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).