- Currently, there are no active case of Coronavirus in the state.
- Goa had reported seven cases of Coronavirus, all of whom have recovered now.
The Goa government has launched an app, named COVID-Locator to help the health department trach suspected and asymptomatic carriers of Coronavirus when the break quarantine.
The state has over 1,000 people in quarantine at homes and official facilities. It's also expecting the phased arrival of more than 8,000 seafarers, who are in quarantine onboard ships and different ports-of-call across the world, over the next few months.
Wearing masks compulsory in Goa from April 20
Wearing masks in public places will be made mandatory from April 20, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Friday, adding that all government offices would also be equipped with thermals guns in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
"After April 20, wearing masks in public places will be mandatory in Goa. People can use home-made masks too," Sawant told during a press conference.
Goa CII calls for 100-day plan to restart industrial activity
Temperature testing of the workforce twice a day, tripling the existing public bus transportation services and facilitating younger workforce to report to their duties in the private sector on priority -- these are some of the suggestions made by the Goa chapter of CII in a detailed report to kickstart industrial activity in the state.
In the report, which was submitted to Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday, the Confederation of Indian Industries (Goa) Chairman Blaise Costabir said that the government, in co-operation with the private sector, should look at gradually restarting industrial activity in a phased manner over 100 days after April 20, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to announce relaxations in the ongoing Covid-19 lockdown.
Goa government launches app to track quarantined suspects
Amid repeated pleas by Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urging those in home-quarantine not to leave their homes, the state Health Department on Sunday launched COVIDLocator, a GPS-based app to keep track of quarantined persons.
"The app will help in tracking suspected and asymptomatic carriers of coronavirus when they leave their quarantine zone," a statement issued by the state Health department said, adding that the app had been developed by the Goa government in association with Delhi-based Intugine technologies.
Goa IMA advises doctors not to treat patients in private OPDs
Doctors in Goa above the age of 60 years have been urged not to treat patients in private outpatient departments (OPD) by the Goa chapter of the Indian Medical Association. This comes at a time when the state government has urged private practitioners to resume practice and start operating clinics and hospitals to prevent stress on government health infrastructure.
"We request our IMA Goa members to adhere to following guidelines. Those doctors above the age of 60 years to avoid OPD services as far as possible," an advisory issued by state IMA chapter president Dr S. Samuel Arawattigi said in a statement late on Tuesday.
317 Europeans evacuated from state
At least 317 Germans and European passengers were evacuated from Goa early on Tuesday, the official Twitter handle of the Goa International Airport said. According to the acting Director General of Police Jaspal Singh, around 1,200 foreigners are expected to be evacuated by weekend.
On March 30, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had said that nearly 1,600 foreigners were stranded in Goa due to the ongoing Coronavirus lockdown. He said that more special flights were headed for Goa for evacuation of more stranded foreign tourists on April 3 and 4.
Parrikar’s son claims people are going hungry in Panaji
Panaji is reeling under severe food and groceries shortage amid the ongoing lockdown like other parts of Goa. Late Manohar Parrikar’s son Utpal on Monday participated in a drive to deliver essential groceries to 500 people living in the late Defence Minister's home constituency.
Former Panaji MLA and BJP leader Sidharth Kuncalienkar has also alleged a scam in the diversion of essential goods in the home delivery mechanism devised by the city corporation which is controlled by the BJP.
Passenger from Mumbai to Goa flight tests positive
The state Directorate of Health Services on Monday said, that those who travelled on a Vistara flight from Mumbai to Goa on March 22, which incidentally carried a COVID-19 positive patient, should report to the health authorities without delay.
"One of the patients declared positive for Coronavirus on March 29 at Goa Medical College has travel history from New York to Mumbai and then by Vistara domestic flight UK861 from Mumbai to Goa on March 22," a notice issued by DHS on Monday said.
People violating lockdown to buy shampoo
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that he was irked by some people, who prefer to violate the 21-day lockdown to buy something as trivial as a shampoo.
"Those who need to step out to buy essential goods for the house, one person from the family should step out and buy it. We have seen that people even leave their homes during the lockdown to buy shampoo." Sawant told IANS.
Twitter slams Goa government for food shortage, CRPF deployment
Amid growing unease over inability of food and essential items in Goa and the state government's decision to give central paramilitary forces a "free hand" to punish curfew violators, several voices on Twitter have attempted to highlight the plight of a population which has been facing a lockdown as a food shortage for as many as eight days in a row.
With inputs from IANS.
See also:
Coronavirus cases in Telangana
Coronavirus cases in Andhra Pradesh
Coronavirus cases in Gujarat
Coronavirus cases in Bihar