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“Aware that isolation is greater this year, due to the recommendations of the health authorities, and knowing that some 3,149 elderly people would spend Christmas alone, the GNR wanted to be present, especially on 24 December, along with those whose isolation is greater in recent weeks and especially on Christmas night, the date when families traditionally meet ”. GNR.
The campaign, promoted by the Criminal Prevention and Community Surveillance Sections, ran from 18 to Thursday and covered 3,149 older adults.
The Guard recalls that, according to Operation Major Censuses 2020, more than 42,000 older people living alone and / or isolated were identified, a population vulnerable to fraud crimes.
The number of older people who spent Christmas alone is more concentrated in the districts of Viseu, Vila Real, Leiria and Viana do Castelo.
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