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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Flaying the Opposition for playing politics during pandemic times, Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has reiterated that the COVID19 vaccine for 18-45 years will be free of cost. “Manipal hospital may have purchased from manufacturers and hence they are charging some amount but all vaccines in the State for 18-45 years will be free of cost,” he said. Sawant said that the State has requested for 5 lakh doses for covering the population in this category. “They have so far allotted 38 thousand vaccines which is not enough and hence we are waiting for the total quota…

Goemkarponn Desk DELHI: The ICMR has now has issued fresh guidelines for COVID-19 testing regarding RT-PCR and RAT tests. According to the new guidelines issued, an “RT-PCR test must not be repeated in any individual who has tested positive once either by RAT or RT PCR”. Moreover, recovered individuals who get discharged from hospitals will not require another round of testing, the ICMR said. Further, the ICMR also seeks to remove mandatory negative RT-PCR test reports for healthy individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel. “The need for RT-PCR test in healthy individuals undertaking inter-state domestic travel may be completely removed to…

Goemkaponn Desk PANAJI: Despite knowing the danger of the second wave of COVID-19, Panaji MLA Babush Monserate said that the health department remained unconcerned and Goa was at the forefront in the country in terms of disruption and death rate. “Despite knowing the danger of the second wave of COVID-19, the health department remained unconcerned and Goa was at the forefront in the country in terms of disruption and death rate,” said Monseratte He further said that the the health minister should take responsibility for the failure of the health department. Expressing his displeasure at the functioning of the Health…

Goemkarponn desk Speaking to reporters following the opposition MLAs meeting to discuss the COVID situation in Goa, Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai slammed the Chief Minister and the government saying “their lack of concern has made Goa a banana republic, and the government didn’t even think that a second wave would devastate Goa so badly.” Sardesai pointed out that the way the government is going, without seriously augmenting the current medical infrastructure of the state “Goa could be heading for a third wave.” Vijai said “this is a war-like situation, and the CM’s bhivpachi garaz na attitude does not work anymore.…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI:The state government will step up Hospital for COVID management in each taluka. The decision was taken in a joint meeting by the Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant & Health Minister Vishwajit Rane after reviewing COVID management. Directives were issued to take steps to have step up hospitals at Dr Shama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium where in Patients who do not require oxygen can be kept and treatment can be given. Two more step up hospitals in Chicalim and Cansaulim will be operational by 5 May 2021. Also such hospitals can be set up one in each block, at…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Opposition MLA’s led by Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat today have demanded with the state government for a complete 15 days lockdown with closure of all the borders, permitting entry to only essential commodity carrying vehicles. The MLA’s also said that RT-PCR test should be made compulsory for tourists entering the state. Eight opposition MLAs held a meeting under the leadership of Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat today to review the Covid situation in the state “Opposition also asked the government to form Task Force to handle Covid Management and make covid negative certificate or RT-PCR test…

Goemkarponn desk BICHOLIM: In view of rise in covid-19 cases the Bicholim Municipal council and the merchants from Bicholim have decided to observe five days complete lockdown in Bicholim. A special meeting in this regard was today held in the BMC where this decision was taken. Speaking to media the BMC chairman, Kundan Falari told that from tomorrow till Sunday they have decided to keep all the establishments in the town closed. “There is increase in cases of corona in Bicholim and hence we had convened a meeting and it was decided to close all the shops for next five…