Meeting the new year 2020, none of us could have imagined such a scenario. We did not think that words such as coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic would burst into our vocabulary.
But if you think about it, it becomes clear that there are no borders for this disease, and after a while it rapidly burst into the life of almost every country. Our Kazkhastan has not bypassed this virus either. And what is “quarantine” – even a pupil of the senior group will explain in detail to you.
And quarantine is a new rhythm of life. You have to give up a lot for the sake of your health and the health of your loved ones. We began to wash our hands more often, hide our Hollywood smile behind a medical mask, listen to specialists, share advice, watch the statistics of the growth of the disease with quiet horror.
Paraphrasing the Russian proverb “One is not a warrior in the field” into the more relevant “One with trouble is not a warrior”, we understand that the new virus can only be dealt with together. “Mercy”, “charity”, “help” – lately we hear these words more and more often and try to be compassionate to someone else’s misfortune. When a person suffers, you should not think that God is testing only him. This applies to me and to the one who is now reading these lines. How will you behave in this situation?
On August 10, a regular meeting of Caritas took place: national Caritas Kazakhstan and diocesan ones: Nur-Sultan, Karaganda, Atyrau and Almaty.
The conversation was about the measures that are being taken within the STOP_COVID_KZ project for the provision of medicines, equipment and medical advice, as well as in the long term.
In particular, OBF “Caritas Astana”, together with the parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Ever-Virgin Mary in Shortandy and the District Hospital in Shortandy, organized drug assistance for patients with pneumonia. In the first week 45 people asked for help, in the second week – 40 people, in the third week – 19 people, in the fourth – 5 people. These data indicate that the situation in the region is improving, the incidence is declining.
