They are the most affected by the coronavirus: 78% of the victims who succumbed to the epidemic in France are over 75 years old, according to figures from Public Health France published on March 24. And for good reason, it is in the elderly that the Covid-19 is the most deadly. "It is a huge slap in longevity. But I hope that this slap will be transient and that it will not impact, for the vast majority of us, our life expectancy", laments Europe 1 Michèle Delaunay.
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For the oncologist and former deputy minister in charge of the Elderly and Autonomy, at the end of the epidemic, it will be necessary to "auscultate the survival curves, or rather the life expectancy curves but which are curves of survival, to know if there is really a kind of mower that has impacted the elderly and which will have an impact on our common life expectancies ", she analyzes at the microphone of Europe 1, before adding, "but the important thing is that it is transient".
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In an attempt to protect this fragile population, the establishments hosting them are increasing precautionary measures such as confinement in rooms. An essential device for Michèle Delaunay even if it may represent a violation of the law of residents. "There is indeed a violation of the law since it allows freedom for everyone to come and go but here we are in a health emergency and we must know how to deviate from it as far as possible taking into account the state of the person, "she insists, adding that the families of residents must be informed regularly during the day of the state of health of their loved ones.
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Another measure proposed by the doctor: "whenever possible, that families can bring home, their home, their elderly", provided that they are tested negative for the virus. "This isolation will be incredibly harsh, because the elderly are also perfectly aware that they have a particular risk", facing the coronavirus, concludes the one who says "very worried" for people in nursing homes.