FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Covid-19 pandemic takes heavy toll on senior citizens’ mental health” – below is their description.
Around the world, #elderly people are paying a heavy price during the #Covid-19 pandemic: they are both the most vulnerable to the disease and the worst affected by lockdowns. In France, some senior citizens literally had no contact with anyone for weeks on end during the first lockdown, when visits to nursing homes were banned. Our team went to meet French pensioners left isolated by the pandemic and also the volunteers helping them feel less lonely. James André, Eléonore Vanel, Marie Schuster, Julie Dungelhoeff and Noémie Roche report.
FRANCE 24 English YouTube Channel
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