By Ecaterina Bulicanu | Project Leader
Country-Specific Information:
On March 7, 2020, Moldova reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 (also known as the Novel Coronavirus) within its borders. As of June 9, Moldova has more than e 9807 confirmed cases, including from person-to-person transmission. Moldova reported its first COVID-19 death on March 18, 2020.
The National Public Health Emergency Commission in Moldova issued a State of Public Health Emergency effective May 16 until June 30. At this time, all educational institutions, public venues, and malls remain closed. Restaurants, malls, and gyms are scheduled to re-open on June 15. Face-masks are mandatory in all enclosed public spaces effective May 7. Parks are open, but groups larger than three people are not permitted. Additional restrictions could be lifted or (re)imposed with little notice.
Project information:
How the elderly faced the pandemic period ? It was and it is a difficult period for them. During the emergency situation the center was closed and even now is closed. Elderly as vulnerable group were advised to stay at home. Our beneficiaries are used to come to the center and to benefit from basic needs as shower, laundry and lunch. A very important aspect it is communication, they need their friends to share their joys and sadness, to discuss problems and to solve them, to find out new receipts for their illnesses, to complain on neighbors. This invisible enemy jailed them in their houses.
From 1st of April Neoumanist Association started to deliver lunches at home. Daily 60 seniors receive tasty and delicious lunches. As the protection measure beneficiaries get hygiene products and some medicines. Association tried to adapt to the situation and to bring to the elderly as much services as possible. The psychologist of the center keeps in touch and monitors their psychological statue. During this period many elderly respect the recommendation of the family doctors and authorities but in the same time some of them manifest depressive mood. The only way to support them was the phone conversation. We are glad that most of beneficiaries are supervised and are ok .
Due to the continuous support of the donors Neoumanist is able to support beneficiaries during this unexpected force majeure .
Neoumanist thanks all the donors and relay on your involvement in the elderly lives in Moldova
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