Saraswati Shishu Mandirs and Saraswati Vidya Mandirs, the schools run by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will be converted into isolation centres for COVID patients in Uttar Pradesh should the need arise.
In Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, these schools have already been turned into isolation centres to accommodate Covid-19 patients.
Uttar Pradesh Kshetra Sewa Pramukh Naval Kishore was quoted saying in a report that though the situation is under control in the state, they are preparing themselves in advance to handle rise in patients and various ‘prants’ (administrative unit of RSS) have been asked to make use of resources based on the requirement.
The central unit of the RSS has asked for two workers from every prant to coordinate work in the area. Each worker at the prant level will also have workers at the district level to facilitate food, medicines and other logistics.
“So far, we have formed groups of allopathic, ayurvedic and homeopathic doctors who can be contacted for consultation by people. Their numbers have been publicized on social media. We had also held their camps in the past. To get the right treatment is the biggest requirement of people,” Kishore was quoted saying in a report.
The RSS workers are helping people find beds, reach hospitals and vaccination centres, especially for the poor and old.
(With inputs from Sindhu News)
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