Social inclusion of older adults during COVID 19 pandemic

Many people, during this COVID - pandemic ‘forced lockdowns’, are currently restricting themselves in their indoor areas. Though all age groups are affected, elderly people are suffering more severely with this infectious pandemic. As social distancing is the new norm, ‘distanced-socially’ is a new threat to the seniors or elderly people. When young adults and working professionals remain busy in their daily activities, done mostly through internet, the elderly people in same family feel isolated and distanced. The present paper examines the social inclusion issues of elderly people, particularly during COVID pandemic, and discusses the role of internet based social applications, in helping social inclusion of elderly people.