Senior citizens – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Mon, 06 Apr 2020 21:28:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Senior citizens – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Venezuela elderly feel ‘sentenced to euthanasia’ under coronavirus quarantine https://onvenezuela.com/venezuela-elderly-feel-sentenced-to-euthanasia-under-coronavirus-quarantine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuela-elderly-feel-sentenced-to-euthanasia-under-coronavirus-quarantine Mon, 06 Apr 2020 13:05:22 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2522

Already at high risk in the coronavirus pandemic because of their age, the couple’s untreated Type 2 diabetes leaves them at greater risk of any type of infection, as well as complications including blurred vision or diabetic comas. They are now confined to their home, living off the food they have in storage, after President Nicolas Maduro declared a quarantine. Blanco says he feels like they’ve been left to die. By Vivian Sequera. Full text -> National Post

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