Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said that people need to come together and unite as human beings to ensure the survival of the people in this hour of corona crisis.

The Chief Minister said that he, along with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Health Minister

Satyendar Jain, is constantly in touch with officials trying to ensure the entire process moves smoothly and is working 24x7 to ensure that the resources are made available to the people.

Kejriwal said that the 6-day lockdown is not a period of rest but a period of activity, which the Delhi government will utilize to overcome the shortage of oxygen, beds, etc in Delhi and strengthen the health infrastructure.

Addressing the media he said, "With the rise in coronavirus cases in the country, demands for oxygen cylinders, medicines, vaccination etc has increased. “We are also facing an acute shortage of oxygen cylinders. The Delhi government has spent a number of sleepless nights trying to arrange oxygen in hospitals and other Covid care centers to try and ensure that no patient suffers because of its absence.”

“We need to come together. We need to unite as Indians, as human beings. We don't want to see news of states stopping trucks coming to Delhi, going to MP etc. We want to see news that shows us how Delhi helped another state overcome their crisis, how Uttar Pradesh helped in doing so. We want to see news of togetherness and unity. This is the only way India can overcome this crisis. The country cannot afford to get divided into states at this point. It is my humble appeal to citizens and state governments of the country, please come together and work together to overcome this pandemic increase," he said.

"We have surplus medicines, oxygen, and other supplies. When corona subsides in Delhi and doctors are required in other states, we will send them to other states. Corona does not recognize borders. We will show the world how, despite having the largest number of coronavirus cases in the world, we were able to defeat the virus by coming together," he added.