COVID-19.The Senate’s social affairs committee says the federal government needs to pay urgent attention to seniors in long-term care homes where outbreaks and deaths in the pandemic have been concentrated.
Does the coronavirus pandemic really come in waves? Experts raise doubts There are also concerns in the report about the vulnerability of low-income seniors should there be a second wave of the novel coronavirus later this year.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The document made public this morning is the committee’s first set of observations on the government’s response to the pandemic, with a final report expected later this year.