But for many people, this sense of isolation and detachment from “normal” life isn’t a temporary phase; they aren’t waiting out the lockdown for normality to resume. For a large percentage of the population, including the elderly and many of the 1.3 billion people living with a disability worldwide, this daily experience of isolation and exclusion is unfortunately the norm.
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- Emergency management
- Author:
- Caroline Casey
- Source:
- World Economic Forum
- Date published:
- Tue 7th Apr, 2020