Sustainable Asia
S8E6: Loneliness and the Elderly during Coronavirus
Elderly people are getting the short end of the stick during this coronavirus pandemic. Because they have a higher risk of complications under COVID-19, they are being asked to socially isolate for up to months on end. While this may be saving their lives it also could be risking their mental wellbeing...
Guests:
Dr. Tatia Lee, Head of the Department of Psychology and Professor of Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong.
Further Listening and Reading:
Fight COVID19 with HKU website
Dr. Tatia Lee research
CDC video COVID-19 risk in elderly
Production credits:
Producer and Host: Marcy Trent Long
Associate producer: Crystal Wu
Associate producer: Yufei Wu
Contributing Editor: Bonnie Au
Intro/outro music: Alex Mauboussin
Music from free music archive