Families whose elders died behind the closed doors of homes in lockdown are filing wrongful death lawsuits, triggering police investigations. Families whose elders died behind the closed doors of homes in lockdown are filing wrongful death lawsuits, triggering police investigations. Meyer Haiun died the next day, one of the more than 14,000 deaths that tore through care homes for France’s most vulnerable older adults when they were sealed off to visitors during the coronavirus’ peak. Because COVID-19 proved particularly deadly for older adults, nursing homes across the globe quickly found themselves on the pandemic's front lines. In emails to residents’ families, managers had acknowledged at least 19 deaths among its 80 residents in March and April.

Source: ABC News June 26, 2020 06:33 UTC