Elderly encouraged to have a self-isolation buddy to get through lockdown
(WorldNews New Zealand)

On the first day of a nationwide lockdown, there´s relief that those living alone are allowed one `buddy´ to help them through the tough times ahead. Your playlist will load after this ad Hundreds of thousands of elderly Kiwis currently live alone. Source: 1 NEWS According to the last census more than 400,000 New Zealanders live alone, and Grey Power says many of those people are elderly. While Kiwis are being encouraged to stay inside as much as possible, those who `are totally isolated` are allowed to have one buddy, according to the Prime Minister. During her daily address on Tuesday, Jacinda Ardern said `if you are completely isolated, if you live alone but you have...