Team Herald
PANJIM: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said its Oximeter Seva being provided as part of the #GoansAgainstCorona campaign has received an overwhelming response.
State Convenor Rahul Mhambre informed that over 200 oximeters have been given to patients under home isolation in just seven days.
“AAP responded to the crisis situation that developed when both government kits as well as pharmacies ran out of oximeter devices due to an astronomical rise in the number of active COVID cases in the State. People have whole-heartedly welcomed the initiative as a yeoman service provided during a critical time of need,” Mhambre stated.
He added that the party was approached for help not only by individuals, but also by some organisations and even a hospital.
Oximeter Seva Coordinator Amit Malik related some of the feedback received from beneficiaries of the service.
Malik highlighted a review that Vernul Sequiera, a recipient from Margao, posted on Facebook. Sequeira in his post said he was “seriously worried” due to the shortage of oximeters, but revealed that when he filled the AAP’s online form, he received a call from the team “the very next second”, and received the device in the morning.
Malik said that a recipient from Merces called it “a boon to COVID isolation patients”, while another from St Inez complimented the party for “doing what government couldn’t do”.
Mhambre appealed once again to all persons requiring an oximeter to send a request via the online link, assuring that an AAP Oximitra would contact the patient immediately.
https://forms.gle/G7rTkjUKEFSm498W7,
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