isolation

There are real-life consequences associated with social isolation. Experts believe it is a hidden health crisis amid the pandemic – especially for older people, many of whom reside in long-term care facilities across Connecticut. “We kept saying ‘Soon mom. We’ll be together again soon’,” said Lynn Norman of Plainville. ‘Soon’ became six months,” she said. Norman spent most of 2020…

Experts believe social isolation is a hidden health crisis amid the pandemic – especially for older people, many of whom reside in long-term care facilities across Connecticut.

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Many of the cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Connecticut have been associated with residents of the state’s 215 nursing homes. Along with the devastating effect of the virus, there is something else that has been affecting this very vulnerable population – loneliness. Family photographs show happier times – before the coronavirus pandemic – for Connie Power, 83, who has…

Fifty governors will take part in a call with President Trump on Thursday, focusing on how and when to reopen the United States for business. The White House plan comes after governors of several states formed their own coalitions to discuss easing stay-at-home orders in their regions.

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The City of New London, alongside multiple community partners, launched its first COVID-19 isolation site Monday afternoon. “We needed something immediately, we acted and we got it done,” said Chief Tom Curcio of the New London Fire Department. Curcio is also the city’s emergency management director. The isolation center is designed to help people who have to self isolate...

For people with eating disorders, the long periods of social isolation being enforced due to the coronavirus pandemic can make things worse. That’s why healthcare providers are moving quickly to provide virtual resources to help patients weather the storm.

The New Haven Board of Education has requested that the city reconsiders the use of Hill Regional Career High School as a COVID-19 shelter. Career High School was one of the sites Mayor Justin Elicker had identified that would be used as an emergency isolation center for the homeless population. In the resolution, the school board raised concerns about the…

People in isolation are having to find other ways to celebrate milestones during a time of social distancing – like Aiden, who turned four within the confines of his Michigan home.