The Social Affairs Bureau (IAS) said in a statement yesterday that the government will provide the necessary support to the senior citizens in lockdown at Fai Fu Building in Fai Chi Kei.
According to the statement, as Fai Fu Building, a social housing estate for the elderly, has been locked down, the Health Bureau (SSM), Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM), Housing Bureau (HB) and Brilho da Vida Elderly Centre of Caritas Macau will cooperate with the Social Affairs Bureau in providing all the necessary assistance to the seniors.
The statement noted that there are 556 senior citizens living in the building, of whom 80 need special care. The statement added that the Health Bureau and the Social Affairs Bureau will work with the Brilho da Vida Elderly Centre to provide the relevant services, such as delivering special meals, and medicines, providing personal care, nucleic acid test (NAT), dialyses, as well as providing 24-hour emergency support, to the elderly.
The statement pointed out that starting today, the authorities’ “subsistence team” will provide breakfast suitable for the elderly and arrange two hot meals a day. The statement added that the team would also provide vegetable and frozen meat food packs to the senior citizens who prefer to cook for themselves.
