Health
Italy’s grandparents grow restless as pandemic stretches into 2021 – Brisbane Times
Like so many of Italy’s elderly, Armando Alviti stayed home for months. But despite the risks of catching COVID-19, he says he “can’t be kept under a bell jar”.
Throughout the pandemic, health authorities around the world have stressed the need to protect the people most at risk of complications from COVID-19, including the elderly. With 23 per cent of its population age 65 or older, Italy has the world’s second-oldest population, after Japan, with 28 per cent.
The average age of Italys COVID-19 dead has hovered around 80, many of them people with previous medical conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. Some politicians advocated limiting how much…
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