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Portugal

Coronavirus: Father and son reunited thanks to 'box of emotions'

"We cannot touch them, there's no contact, but just the fact of being there and looking them in the eyes is very positive".

My Europe Series

The deadly impact of COVID-19 on Europe's care homes

In this episode of Unreported Europe Euronews' Valérie Gauriat explores the devastating impact of the coronavirus on the continent's care home sector.

United Kingdom

UK charities urge government to better protect under pressure carers

More than 100 organisations, unions and think tanks have published an open letter urging politicians across the UK to act to protect carers from what it describes as a ‘growing poverty crisis’.

France

Caregivers provide key lifeline to elderly and disabled amid pandemic

In France, workers providing essential care to elderly and disabled people throughout the coronavirus pandemic have been battling a shortage of personal protective equipment. Euronews spent a day with one of them.

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Spain

No last goodbye: Daughter mourns parents who died from COVID-19 alone

COVID-19 killed couple Alfonso Ariza and Cesarea Andrés almost simultaneously. Their daughter's grief has been heightened by the fact she couldn't say a final farewell.

Sweden

Sweden's coronavirus strategy: Are the elderly paying the price?

One-in-three coronavirus-related death in Sweden has happened in care facilities for the elderly.

Russia

'It's torture': Moscow's elderly struggling to cope during lockdown

“Old people have to stay between four walls most of the time anyway, so not letting us go out at all is torture,” said pensioner Nina.

World News

Could over half of European COVID-19 deaths come from care homes?

Data from five European countries shows that between 42 and 57 percent of deaths related to COVID-19 have so far occurred in nursing homes.

United Kingdom

Meet the 106-year-old who is the UK's oldest known COVID-19 survivor

Connie Titchen, 106, was clapped out of Birmingham’s City Hospital on Tuesday after battling the infection for three weeks.

France

French care homes hit hard as COVID-19 deaths mount

Around a third of all deaths from the disease in the country have come from within retirement communities.

World News

Young people sending isolated elderly letters of love amid lockdown

Elderly people have been hit the hardest by COVID-19 and are isolated from their families. Now young people are writing them letters with messages of love and hope.

USA

Euroviews. Coronavirus revealed Trump favours economy over elderly people ǀ View

The truth is, all of us — whatever our ages — should take precautions. By implying that this is primarily an older person's problem, we ignore the real risks to younger people, and we reinforce the ageism that already persists in our society.

Spain

Elderly found 'dead and abandoned' in Spanish nursing homes

The grim discoveries were made by the Spanish military as they disinfected nursing homes amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

Netherlands

Lonely at Christmas: How much of a problem is it across Europe?

The remarkable story of why the Netherlands is on a drive to tackle loneliness, and how the problem is being taken increasingly seriously around Europe.

World

Elderly suffer as Ukraine conflict drives away health workers

In partnership with The European Commission

When fighting broke out in April 2014, many people including health professionals fled the Luhansk and Donetsk Donbas regions. Those left behind were mainly elderly residents.

Sci-Tech

Japan's technology leads the way in caring for the elderly

In partnership with The Government of Japan

A digital care system has been the centrepiece of the Japanese strategy in looking after its ageing population. Medical data and technology are merged together to create more efficient healthcare.

Belgium

Watch: Age no barrier as elderly enjoy special Olympics in Belgium

Despite their age, the competitors demonstrated considerable stamina – the final relay race had been re-run several times before the athletes could be persuaded to sit down for tea and cake.

Spain

Watch: Spanish village turned into a pensioners' paradise

A village in Spain where two-thirds of its residents are aged over 65 has had a makeover to make it more elderly-friendly.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. As a GP, I'm happy FaceApp is making us all think about old age - for once ǀ View

FaceApp has taken the world by storm in the last week, giving users the chance to see themselves age through its algorithm. [...] It turns out we are more interested in ageing than we realised.

World News

116 year old Kane Tanaka is confirmed the oldest person alive

Tanaka lives in a nursing home in Fukuoka City in southern Japan and was born in 1903.