PANJIM: Goa Government has constituted three committees under former National Institute of India (NIO) Scientist Simon D’souza in a bid to prepare draft plans for management of Khazan lands, Mangroves and fishing community living in Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) areas across the coastal belt. According to the government notification, the committees have to submit a detailed report within 45 days from the said notification and also undertake site visits along with consultations with relevant stakeholders. The 11-members committee comprises former Director of Department of Science and Technology, Former Chief Engineer of Water Resources Department, former NIO scientist, member of…
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PANJIM: Goa reported 555 new positive Covid cases today. While there 473 recoveries and eight deaths were reported. As per the DHS bulletin, 53 years Female from Ponda, with co morbid condition admitted at SMRC hospital Vasco, expired today, 46 years Male from Parra and 79 years Male from Mala Panaji, both with co morbid conditions, admitted at Goa Medical College & Hospital, expired yesterday. Further, a 74 years Male from Margao and 45 years Make from Agassaim, admitted at Goa Medical College & Hospital, with co morbid conditions expired today 44 years Female from Quepem admitted at Goa Medical…
PANJIM: The Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today announced government plan to set up post-covid care clinics across all public heath centers (PHC) to deal with post-infection complications developed amongst the recovered patients. Addressing press conference, Sawant said that these clinics will play an important role in providing required treatment, medication and counselling to the patients, who are cured from the infection. “There are several recovered patients, especially those above 60 years, who have started to develop post-covid complications related to lungs, breath, headache and other disorders,” Sawant said. “The clinics will play an important role in management of…
Expecting the COVID19 cases to cross 1000-mark everyday and most hospitals running full, Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Friday announced that the government will distribute free oximeters, thermometers, HCQ for home isolation patients to monitor themselves. Rane said that the cases are hovering around 600 per day and he expects the same to rise. “We were expecting the 25,000 to 30,000 cases at the end of September and that is coming true,” he said. He said that since the hospitals are running full it is the duty of the government to make alternate arrangements for the people. “Most hospitals including…
PANJIM: The State Government has directed Directorate of accounts to ensure that the house building advance (HBA) payable to the banks by the beneficiaries are deducted at source from the salary and is paid to banks regularly. The finance department has issued a circular in this regard wherein it has asked Directorate of Accounts to monitor HBA The moves comes following allegations by Goa Forward Party that the HBA deducted from the employees salaries is not deposited in the banks for last three months. The HBA scheme curreny stands withdrawn for new sanctions. “It has been observed that some of…
Even as the State government says that it is making all out efforts to provide best healthcare facilities to the COVID19 patients, photos have now surfaced on social media which shows the patients are made to sleep on the floor. The photographs reveal that in GMC ward no 115 there are no beds and hence patients are made to sleep on the floor with their own arranged beddings. The State as on date has 5030 active cases while confirmed cases have crossed 22890. The government release on Thursday said that there were 162 beds empty in North Goa COVID Care…
PANJIM: Indian Medical Association (IMA) Goa State has successfully completed one month of teleconsultation and support to covid-19 positive home insolation patients across the state. This project was conceptualized by the working committee of IMA Goa under the leadership of state President Dr. Samuel Arawattigi on a PPP model with Government of Goa has benefited more than 4200 patients so far. Out of this 4200 patients around 38 patients needed to b shifted to nearby Civid care centre 4 pts were needed to be shifted to ESI hospital and 6 patients were shifted to GMC. Ima Goa state also provide…