Groups caution the elderly against non-essential travels, others

The Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) have urged elderly people and those with underlying medical conditions to avoid non-essential travels and crowded events to guide against the COVID-19 pandemic.

The groups hinted that the demographical data from coronavirus records showed that a greater percentage of mortality cases were the elderly or people with underlying medical conditions.

They added that the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United States Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had advised the high-risk groups to avoid crowds, non-essential travels and cruise ships, while urging family members and caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease to take proactive measures in protecting them against the disease.

President and CEO of The Alliance, Susan Peschin said, “With COVID-19, we all need to examine our responsibility to each other, as we think about how to govern our behaviour. We can’t think of this epidemic solely in terms of our risk.

Also, Chairman of NFID, Dr. (Mrs.) Abisola Gabi-Williams, canvassed a purposeful effort at all levels and across board to stop the spread of the pandemic, stressing, “We must do all we can to fight coronavirus. It spreads easily among people and it is often invisible as not everyone infected with the disease shows instant symptoms.”