Arvind Kejriwal Birthday: PM Modi Extends Greetings, Delhi CM Urges People To Donate Pulse Oximeters

The Delhi Chief Minister is not celebrating his birthday this year due to the increasing number of coronavirus cases.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his greetings to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his birthday today. "Birthday wishes to Delhi CM Shri @ArvindKejriwal Ji. Praying for his long and healthy life," Modi tweeted.

Thank you sir for your warm wishes. https://t.co/DuAWGwspXy

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) August 16, 2020

The Delhi CM and Aam Admi Party's national convenor turns 52 today. On his Independence Day speech, the Delhi CM appealed to the public, members of the civil society, and party workers across the nation to donate pulse oximeters to the AAP so it can set up ‘oxygen testing centres’ in rural India to reduce the number of Covid-19 deaths. ALSO READ|Navroz Mubarak! PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal Send Greetings For Parsi New Year The Delhi Chief Minister said that he won't be celebrating his birthday this year due to the pandemic. Delhi situation is under control: Kejriwal Kejriwal said the Covid-19 situation of Delhi is under control, but the situation in other parts of the country, especially villages, is still bad. Sunday being Kejriwal’s birthday, the chief minister appealed to AAP supporters to donate oximeters instead of sending him gifts. He also said AAP volunteers will be trained to check oxygen saturation levels in Covid-19 patients in these villages. “I want to appeal to all the AAP volunteers, supporters, donors, and well-wishers of the country to help us. We are planning to distribute responsibilities among our volunteers in providing oximeters in villages. This is a private effort. The person responsible for oximeters in a village will send them to the houses of the people in need, and they can test their oxygen level. They can then get admitted to a nearby hospital if the COVID testing centre is at a distance,” Kejriwal said. Delhi will not open schools unless "fully convinced" The Delhi CM also said that the Delhi government will not open schools unless it is "fully convinced" about the improved COVID-19 situation in the city. The chief minister said the safety and the health of schoolchildren are very important to the AAP government. "I meet people and get messages from them asking not to open schools. I want to assure them that we care about their children as much as they do. Unless fully convinced, we are not going to open the schools," he said.