Soldiers spray disinfectant on a Seoul street. From the psychiatric ward of a hospital to a group home for the disabled, the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is shedding new light on how the country’s mentally ill, disabled and elderly are treated. Photo: AP
Hidden away and forgotten: in South Korea, coronavirus emergency sheds light on how the old, disabled and mentally ill are treated
- South Korea is scrambling to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 7,700 people and killed 60 in recent weeks
- A hospital psychiatric ward where seven of the deaths occurred has raised alarm, as details have emerged about how patients have there lived for decades
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Coronavirus outbreak
Soldiers spray disinfectant on a Seoul street. From the psychiatric ward of a hospital to a group home for the disabled, the coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is shedding new light on how the country’s mentally ill, disabled and elderly are treated. Photo: AP