GENEVA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19 pandemic leaves older people poorer, sicker and more isolated, according to a study conducted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and published on Wednesday.
Focusing on Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the research involving 2,200 elderly persons, health care workers and volunteer aged-care workers found that the pandemic has had dramatic impacts on the health and the social and financial situation of older people.
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