L'impact du confinement sur la santé et le bien-être des populations âgées et fragiles [Translation: The impact of confinement on the health and well-being of older and vulnerable populations]

To help curb the COVID 19 pandemic, most governments in Europe and around the world have adopted strict public health and safety policies limiting population movements, including containment measures, and orders to 'stay at home ". These measures aim to contain the spread of infection and protect vulnerable and high-risk groups, including the elderly and those with chronic health conditions. Focusing on the Italian region of Lombardy, which has been one of the earliest successes in Europe and has so far accounted for over 50% of all Italian deaths from Covid-19, Prof. Gianluca Serafini, a researcher supported by AXA Research Fund at the University of Genoa, aims to quantify the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the physical and mental health of the elderly and those with chronic illnesses, as well as effects on their socio-economic status.