Comedian Elie Semoun.

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A cry of anger that points to a sad reality.

In the aftermath of the announcement of new measures in certain areas aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, comedian Elie Semoun published on Thursday a heartbreaking text which points out the limits of measures to protect our seniors.

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- elie semoun (@SemounElie) September 24, 2020

"Reading the new measures does not make you angry," he begins.

It is very painful for me to write it: but the confinement killed my father ”.

Élie Semoun announced the death of his father on social networks on the morning of Saturday, September 12.

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My daddy died this morning of September 12th.

With my sister we said goodbye to him, that we love him.

Thank you for your outbursts of tenderness, he deserved it.

A post shared by Élie Semoun 🥏🥏 (@eliesemounofficiel) on Sep 12, 2020 at 3:04 am PDT

Psychological decompensation

The man, suffering from Alzheimer's disease, resided in an nursing home in Lyon (Rhône).

“I must make it public that the mandatory stopping of our visits to his Ephad for two months has accelerated his decline, already weakened by Alzheimer's.

It is almost criminal to prevent our elders from being surrounded by the love of their loved ones, ”continues the actor.

In order to protect the elderly, visits to nursing homes had been suspended during confinement.

These draconian health measures, aimed at preserving the physical health of the most fragile people, expose seniors to the risk of psychological decompensation.

Isolation and the absence of links during confinement, for the elderly and more particularly people with neurodegenerative diseases, have been deleterious, have pointed out many geriatricians.

Emmanuel Macron also assured Tuesday that he did not want to “isolate our elders again”, during a visit to a nursing home in Loir-et-Cher, while several large cities restrict visits.

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