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The scale of the Covid problem in India is very large. Most of us don’t know how to deal with the situation, we don’t know what to expect and we don't know what needs to be done once someone is diagnosed with Covid. There is too much noise and chaos. Most of us are reacting only when things become bad.

One can broadly categorize a Covid patient in four levels:
 * L1: Very early symptoms like getting body aches, throat itching, nose itching, etc.
 * L2: Early attack. The patient may be getting a fever, losing a sense of smell and taste, weakness, but oxygen level is still higher than 94
 * L3: Breathing problem, oxygen level begins to drop to 91 to 93
 * L4: Very bad. Oxygen level has dropped below 90

Most patients at level L1 and L2 can potentially recover at home with isolation and basic medication. Patients at level L3 should get to the hospital and L4 patients need immediate hospitalization. Currently, due to a high number of L3 and L4 patients, hospitals and medical facilities are burdened with demand and the system is pressurized. This is why we are seeing a nationwide shortage of beds, oxygen supply, covid related drugs, etc. While the war with covid on the L3 and L4 front is being fought with help from the government, industries, frontline workers, NGOs, etc. It is important to not lose ground on the L1 and L2 front because they will keep burdening the system. Battle on the L1 and L2 front is relatively easier but requires constant effort over a longer period of time. Awareness and detection of covid are two important factors that need to be addressed, especially in rural areas.

After working with a few villages in Maharashtra, our observation is that most villages don’t have a basic support system, they don’t have enough oximeters, covid related drugs, isolation wards, etc. To address this issue, Akshar Bharati (NGO) is launching an initiative called - 'Covid Warrior'; with the focus of handling as many cases as possible at earlier levels in rural India.

Covid Warrior (CW) has started working with villages and here is our working model:
 * We set up a volunteering team in participating villages. This team works very closely with Gram Panchayat.
 * This team is provided with a basic CW kit, each kit contains a few Oxymeters, one digital thermometer, mask, etc.
 * The first task of the CW village team is to spread awareness to fight against Covid in the village. Each family in the village is provided with basic information to detect early symptoms and contact details to report these cases.
 * The village team provides full support to all the patients and their families in terms of collecting regular oxygen readings, help in getting groceries, help in going to testing centers, etc.
 * The village team collects and reports the currently active cases in the village to the central CW team
 * If any case needs hospitalization then the village team also has information about the nearby hospitals and it helps the patients in getting admitted to these hospitals

Active CW Villages
(List of a village where CW initiative is currently active) Village details, with the active cases summary as well as historical data

Villages in pipeline
List of a village where we have identified someone who has taken the responsibility of setting a CW village team

Here's how you can help:
We need more villages to participate, so if you help us in identifying specific villages, please contact us. (Link of google form) Need volunteers to coordinate the village teams Fundraising: need to provide CW kits to each village