PANJIM: In a major development Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today informed that the amalgamation Plasma and Remdesivir changed the life of AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik. Shripad and his wife were tested postive for the virus after which both of them were shifted to a private hospital in the state. “His condition was extremely bad but i am happy that combination of Plasma and Remdesivir worked well on him. I was really very scared at one point of time,” HM Rane said Rane further informed that there is a shortage of plasma and that the plasma bank is left with just 14…
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PANJIM: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today informed that the Health Department has decided to shift most of the critical patient’s from Covid-19 hospital to the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH). Rane also informed that GMCH will start three wards exclusively for extremely critical COVID patients starting from Monday. Addressing the media, Rane said “The Health ministry is taking all possible steps to prevent deaths.Ward no 145, 146 and 147 will be commissioned from Monday at GMC with ventilators and HFNO machines to treat critical COVID patients.” He said, “There would be no compromise on the quality of materials purchased…
Ponda MLA Ravi Naik has tested positive for COVID19 on Friday. Taking to hi9s social media account Naik tweeted that he is tested positive for COVID19 and is asymptomatic. “I have opted for home quarantine and I request everyone who have come in contact with me to get tested” he said. Naik is the sixth politician to test positive for the virus. Clafasio Dias, Churchill Alemao, Shripad Naik Nilkanth Halarnkar and Sudin DHavalikar have tested positive for the virus earlier.
PANJIM: The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has reverted it’s decision to make flower vendors to sell their products sitting outside CCP market after the protest by GPMCC President Pratima Coutinho and market association. However, Mayor Uday Madkaikar claims that Pratima would be responsible, if there’s any mishap. “Considering the rising cases of Covid 19 in the city the CCP and myself took a decision to designate areas for various types of vendors (Flower, Matoli etc.) in the vicinity outside the Panjim market complex to avoid people crowding inside, making safety and convenience of people visiting to buy…
In a major relief to the unemployed during COVID lockdown, the ESI Corporation in its 182nd meeting held today has resolved to grant unemployment allowance to the Insured Persons for the lockdown period under the Atal Bimit Vyakthi Kalyan Yojana. The conditions of this Scheme have also been relaxed so as to extend the benefit to more number of employees. The relaxed eligibility conditions are as under: The Insured Person should have been in insurable employment for a minimum period of two years immediately before the unemployment. Contribution should have been made at least for 78 days in the contribution…
After almost two and half months Mangor hill will breath a sigh of relief as the micro containment zone has been lifted following assurance given by Chief minister Dr Pramod Sawant on Wednesday. The South Goa Collector issued the order withdrawing the micro containment zone in Mangor hill and so also in the Khariwado, Vasco. Mangor hill was notified as a containment zone on June 3. The order of de-notification of the containment zones was issued on Wednesday by Collector Ajit Roy. On August 9, while the administration had withdrawn Mangor hill from the Containment zones only a part of…
Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte has warned that the soil erosion and landslides have to be taken seriously failing which, there could be a bigger disaster in the waiting. “The news regarding tree cutting, soil erosion and repeated mudslides in the hills of Baga & Sinquerim needs to be viewed seriously failing which a big disaster is waiting to happen. Blatant cutting of trees in these hill areas engaging labourers despite being under dispute in High Court cannot take place without powerful political backing,” Khaunte wrote on his blog. He added that this act is a direct challenge to the locals…