Covid-19 is a new disease that presents specific risks for older people. It has been characterised by the WHO as 'a controllable pandemic' which all countries need to prepare for and respond to. This presents a challenge for low- and middle-income countries with weaker health and care systems, as well as in countries hosting populations of refugees and displaced people living in camps.
COVID-19: Protecting older people during the coronavirus pandemic (Russian)
Covid-19 is a new disease that presents specific risks for older people. It has been characterised by the WHO as ‘a controllable pandemic’ which all countries need to prepare for and respond to. This presents a challenge for low- and middle-income countries with weaker health and care systems, as well as in countries hosting populations of refugees and displaced people living in camps.
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