Team Herald
Panjim: Against the backdrop of escalating COVID-19 cases in the State, the Aam Admi Party (AAP) has launched a campaign “Goans against Corona” to prevent further citizens from the virus.
The party led by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal AAP announced the campaign on Wednesday that would educate people with what to do if they contract the infection; and also lending a helping hand to the infected patients.
The number 7504750475 has also been shared and the party has called upon those, who want to support the initiative, to give a missed call to that number. Apart from this, AAP Goa will also initiate a Corona information line through WhatsApp, wherein people can get all the local updates and health tips with regards to COVID -19.
At a press conference, the party leaders said they refuse to leave Goa at the mercy of Coronavirus. “I am happy to announce the launch of this campaign, I am sure that the unified effort of Goans will help defeat corona. This is one of the largest activities that AAP Goa will be undertaking and we are very thankful to so many Goemkars who have come forward to support us in this initiative,” AAP Goa State Convener Elvis Gomes.
The party came down heavily on the Goa government for allowing cases to increase. “Delhi has set an example on how COVID-19 has been handling and controlled under Kejriwal. The Delhi CM took all the stakeholders and even the opposition parties into confidence, and chalked out strategy to curb the cases. In Goa, the situation is going out of control,” he alleged.
AAP also maintained that Delhi is the first State in the world to use plasma therapy on COVID-19 patients.
In mid-August, volunteers of AAP Goa had begun the exercise of measuring oxygen levels of persons across a few localities in Goa. The party leaders said that ‘Oximitra’ helps people detect the early stage of COVID-19.
The party also stated that in the weeks thereafter, this activity got a lot of support from Goans who not only invited AAP volunteers to conduct this activity in their area, but also became an active part in helping expand the campaign. With this support, AAP decided to expand this campaign across the State under the banner of #GoansAgainstCorona.
AAP volunteers designated as "Oximitras" will help check oxygen levels of all Goans. These Oximitras will be armed with a pulse Oximeter and will go door to door to check oxygen saturation level of every Goan, after making sure all precautionary steps are taken. If their oxygen level is low, they will immediately advise them to get admitted to a hospital.
AAP has trained over 400 volunteers for the implementation of the door-to-door checking of oxygen level in the body across Goa. The volunteers will be equipped with necessary protective gears like face shield, mask, hand gloves and sanitizers along with Oximeters.