MIAMI—People throughout Florida, home to one of the highest proportions of senior citizens in the U.S., are mobilizing to protect the vulnerable elderly population from the novel coronavirus. Retirement communities, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and other settings that serve seniors are trying to retain a semblance of normalcy while rolling out a host of new measures. Those housing the most frail are disinfecting common areas more regularly, stocking up on masks and thermometers and barring visitors who could pose...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 16, 2020 09:56 UTC