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The novel coronavirus pandemic is having an enormous impact on the mental health of America's senior citizens. Now, a nationwide survey reveals more than 60% of seniors with depression in the United States won't seek treatment for their condition. UPI reports genetic testing company Myriad Neuroscience says one-third of 1500 adults 65 and older surveyed believe they can 'snap out' of it on their own. The 'pull yourself up by your bootstraps' mindset of some seniors and reluctance to talk about mental health are hindering them from getting the help they need. Dr. Mark Pollack Chief medical officer, Myriad Neuroscience Among the older respondents, 30% described depression as a normal part of aging. One in three said the symptoms affected aspects of their lives, and one in four said the condition impacts their overall health.
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India has some of the highest farmer suicide rates in the world, and experts fear the crisis could worsen if three laws affecting them aren't repealed. The new laws that they have passed, we call them death warrants of farmers and laborers. Kewal Singh Farmer, Punjab According to Business Insider, the laws deregulate the buying and selling of agricultural goods. That's led farmers to fear they will be exploited by corporations. The massive country's government is in talks with farmers, who continue to block road and rail routes across the country.
France recorded 330 new coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours, a rise in the daily toll as the country prepares to begin easing lockdown measures in less than a week. The latest deaths brought the total toll from the epidemic in the country to 25,531, according to top health official Jerome Salomon. VIDEOGRAPHIC
The number of people in the UK that have died from coronavirus has risen by 888, taking the country's death toll to 15,464, says minister Robert Jenrick. SOUNDBITE
'Love Island' contestants will reportedly be given new mental health and sexual transmitted infection tests ahead of appearing on the ITV2 dating show.
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