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The mind of a Technocrat doesn\u2019t see human life as anything sacred, so it is easy for them to let people die alone as patients and families are left in a state of abject horror. As stated many times, Technocracy is anti-human at its core. \u2043 TN Editor<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
It\u2019s a horrifying thought, not being able to see your loved one before they pass away. The sad truth of 2020 is that\u2019s what\u2019s happening all over the United States. A recent study finds a dramatic shift in where Americans are spending their final moments. Patients with COVID-19 this year are 12 times more likely to die in a medical facility than patients dying\u00a0of any cause<\/a>\u00a0in 2018. Researchers add that many of these patients are tragically dying alone.<\/p>\n \u201cWhere you die is important and reflects end-of-life quality for the patient and the family,\u201d says Northwestern University\u2019s Dr. Sadiya Khan in a\u00a0media release<\/a>.<\/p>\n Due to quarantine restrictions during\u00a0the pandemic<\/a>, many people have not been able to visit family members in U.S. hospitals. Khan explains this is not just damaging for the patient, but for their loved ones too.<\/p>\n \u201cA loved one dying alone takes a huge mental toll on families,\u201d adds Khan, an assistant professor of preventive medicine in epidemiology. \u201cIt impairs the family\u2019s ability to grieve and cope with the loss. For patients, we\u2019ve all thought about how terrible it would be to have to die alone. This is the horror happening to thousands of people in medical facilities where no family member or loved one is able to be present with them during their final moments on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n Using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Northwestern team finds the vast majority of patients\u00a0dying of coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0are not able to spend their final moments in the peace of their own homes.<\/p>\n From Feb. 1 through May 23, a staggering 91 percent of all COVID-19 deaths occurred in a medical facility or nursing home. Just 5.2 percent of Americans with the virus died at home. Under two percent passed away in hospice care.<\/p>\n This is a seismic shift from where people were passing just two years ago. During the same period in 2018, only 35.7 percent of Americans dying from all causes died in a hospital. Home deaths nearly equaled this total, with 31.1 percent of people spending their last moments in their residence.<\/p>\n For some states, the shifts are even more pronounced. Researchers say Minnesota nursing home deaths due to COVID-19 are up to 60 percent. The study urges states with highly vulnerable populations to keep using PPE (personal protection equipment).<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s especially important as nursing homes are reopening to visitors and may be exposing residents, especially in areas where there are increasing rates of cases,\u201d Khan explains.<\/p>\nCOVID-19 is taking people away from their homes<\/h3>\n