Kejriwal addresses party leaders across India, pitches for ‘oxi mitras’

AAP VOLUNTEERS WILL START VISITING EVERY HOUSEHOLD WITH COVID-19 PATIENTS TO CHECK THEIR OXYGEN LEVELS, KEJRIWAL SAID

nNEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday asked party leaders across the country to deploy ‘oxi mitras’ in different states, especially rural areas, to set up ‘oxygen testing centres’ so that Covid-19 patients get emergency care when required.

Senior party leaders said the campaign is also aimed at expanding AAP’S base across the country.

In a digital address to all state presidents of the AAP on Monday evening, Kejriwal assigned specific tasks to every level of workers within the party. He asked all state unit chiefs of AAP to draft a plan for their respective states by Wednesday, directed district or constituency in-charges to visit every village and make people aware of the party’s initiative.

AAP Volunteers will start visiting every household having Covid-19 patients to check their oxygen levels in order to curb deaths, he said.

The chief minister in his Indedepartments. pendence Day address to AAP workers on Saturday had announced that the party would open oxygen testing centres in all villages across the country.

“We will assign one person in each area or village with the duty of checking oxygen levels of the people residing in the area. These volunteers will put up a board, saying ‘Aam Aadmi Party - Oxygen Testing Centre’ outside their homes for people to come and get their oxygen levels checked. They will distribute pamphlets to the people. If a person shows Covid-19 like symptoms, they must be guided to the nearest government Covid-19 testing centre to get themselves tested for Corona. But in some states, test results take time. In such cases, their oxygen levels must be measured. If their oxygen levels are lower than 95, they should be immediately transferred to hospitals. In this way, AAP will be able to save more and more lives,” Kejriwal said in his address.

Senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said every ‘Oxi Mitra’ will create a team of volunteers who will visit the people residing in the villages. They will carry hand sanitisers, wear masks, AAP’S cap, and they will talk to every person in the village.

The plan involves creating Whatsapp groups for every village where the area’s AAP workers will put regular Covid-19 updates from the region and where people can call in for help.