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Covid-19, our Elderly and their Carers: the way forward

Michael Galea

The present COVID-19 pandemic threatens humanity is various ways, especially due to the unpredictable nature of its course and progress. The impact of COVID-19 on mental health varies from place to place, but it is widely felt all over. The impact is more pronounced on vulnerable groups within every population. Research is beginning to show that this reality has both short term and long term impacts, and we need to address it holistically. This pandemic has struck where it really hurts: one of our basic human assumptions, that of a sense of control. Dealing with this fear of the unknown has brought us face to face with our existence and finiteness.