The Altai branch of Yabloko creates a volunteer movement to help the elderly during the coronavirus quarantine
Press Release, 23.03.2020
The Altai branch of Yabloko creates a volunteer movement to help the elderly during the coronavirus quarantine. Activists of the branch published a statement on recruiting volunteers to take care and provide help to elderly people. According to the regional branch of Yabloko, “in order to limit the contacts of elderly people living in the cities of the Altai Territory, we are recruiting people under the age of 40 who are not suffering from chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system and respiratory system, diabetes, who are not receiving immunosuppressive therapy and are ready as volunteers to deliver to single elderly people, at their request, food, medicine, etc.”
If elderly people limit their social contacts, this will reduce the likelihood of their infection, and hence the number of severe patients requiring hospitalisation. This will help to avoid peak loads on the health care system and the risk of its collapse.
“Since this activity does not pursue any political goals, we are calling on all public organisations and movements on cooperation,” runs the address.
The Altai branch of Yabloko also asks the media and users of social networks to spread the address.
Posted: March 23rd, 2020 under Activities, Charity, Healthcare, Social Policies.