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The current COVID-19 outbreak in Italy has predominantly affected older people, particularly those over 75-year-old. Older people are unquestionably a frail segment of the population because of several comorbidities, they take more medications than younger people and are more frequently disabled. The Italian Government recommended a strict lockdown to protect them and guaranteed additional social services, like free home delivery of medications and grocery shopping for people over 65 years old. Despite such measures, death rates among older people are dramatic. As of 22 nd April 2020, official data by the Italian Ministry of Health show that 173,730 were COVID-19 + according to laboratory tests; the highest number of deaths and the highest Case Fatality Rate (CFR) were found among those older than 60 years old (95%, CFR 89.5%).
Forced by the limits that covid-19 has exerted, worldwide, both primary care doctors and healthcare providers are adopting digital options to deliver patient care. As of April 21, 2020, there were over 2.5 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 around the world and nearly 180,000 fatalities. As the human cost of COVID-19 increases, this worldwide pandemic is also sending shockwaves through the global economy. The healthcare industry continues to evolve and adjust to the extraordinary needs of fighting the corona virus Covid-19 crisis. Forced by the limits that covid-19 has exerted, worldwide, both primary care doctors and healthcare providers are adopting digital options to deliver patient care.
COVID?19 is a new respiratory disease that has become a pandemic, involving whole world. Hospitals are now a hub for this disease and patients are advised to avoid hospitals as far as possible. Many healthcare workers are infected with SARS?CoV?2. This virus can spread from an infected doctor to patients or colleagues and does not respect any boundaries. Moreover, immunocompromized patients are at a greater risk of this potentially life?threatening contagious disease. Recommendations of social distancing and home isolation to limit the spread of coronavirus are major factors limiting patients’ communication with doctors regarding their disease.

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