China News Service, Shanghai, April 2 (Reporter Chen Jing) During the community closure and control period, how to take care of the elderly who live alone and widows, the disabled, and the minors who are home alone for some reason has become a social concern while preventing and controlling the epidemic. question.
At the press conference on the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Shanghai held on the 2nd, the reporter learned that strengthening the care for special groups has become a problem that the government departments here are trying to solve.
Zeng Qun, deputy director of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau, said that Shanghai is a city with a high degree of aging.
Since the outbreak of this round of the epidemic, the care and service guarantee for the elderly in the community and other special groups has been the top priority of the work of the civil affairs department.
Recently, civil affairs departments at all levels, sub-district and village neighborhood committees are also trying to do a good job in providing services for special groups of people in the community.
Zeng Qun introduced that for the elderly, living alone, and those with limited mobility, the community should contact the community through phone and WeChat to understand the situation, help the elderly to carry out nucleic acid test registration, and assist in the delivery of meals and daily necessities.
Many "Old Partner Program" volunteers have a phone call every day with their paired care partners, and provide care and care through "remote companionship".
The civil affairs department will continue to improve its work, improve measures, and respond to and properly address the urgent needs of special groups in a more timely manner.
At the same time, Zeng Qun implored the public to give more care and help to the elderly living alone and the needy groups around them under the premise of abiding by the epidemic prevention and control regulations.
The problem of temporary custody of children that may be caused by the epidemic is worrying.
It is reported that adults in the family infected with the new coronavirus are transferred for treatment, and the care of minor children in the family has become a problem.
Zeng Qun pointed out that once an adult is infected and transported for treatment, or the epidemic control management cannot go home, and the minor children are left unattended, the Shanghai Civil Affairs Department requires the "child supervisor" in the town where the child lives and the "children's supervisor" in the village where the child lives. "Children's Director" responded quickly, taking the protection of children's physical and mental safety as the first principle, and quickly carried out emergency response and assistance services.
He said that for minors who are suitable for home, help to identify suitable caregivers as soon as possible and arrange temporary living care measures.
If it is difficult to find a suitable caregiver for a while, the district and town where the child is located should immediately implement the territorial responsibility, and with the consent of the parents, assign a special person to take temporary care to ensure that the child is in a state of effective guardianship.
For those who cannot be cared for at home, under the premise of meeting the requirements of epidemic prevention and control, the minor rescue and protection agencies in various districts, uninsured workstations in streets and towns and other places can arrange special personnel to provide brief temporary care to ensure that children are managed, Someone cares, someone cares.
(over)