Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Association of Private Nursing Homes has strongly condemned the deliberate attempt to push the blame of COVID19 mortality on private hospitals saying the delay in mortality reporting was administrative and not deliberate. Dr Milind Colwalkar, president of the Association of Private Nursing Homes, Goa, said he was deeply disappointed by unnecessary and uncalled for criticism of private hospitals by issuance of show cause notices issued to nine private hospitals for delayed reporting of Covid deaths. “We have asked individual hospitals to respond appropriately to the show cause but as APNH we feel that this is a…
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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that the upcoming elections will be fought under his leadership. “It has already been been decided earlier that upcoming elections will be fought under my leadership,” said CM Sawant after core committee meeting He further said that he had a detailed discussion with National General Secretary B L Santosh and Goa Desk In-Charge C T Ravi on various organizational matters. “Their visit is in no way connected to the performance of the govt. They are here to oversee the organizational matters and party’s preparations for ensuing assembly elections,” he added…
Goemkarponn Desk DABOLIM: Goa International Airport today has clarified that all passengers travelling to the state now can have either RT-PCR, Truenet, CBNAAT, Rapid Antigen test or any other test as approved by the ICMR. “It is hereby clarified that for the purposes of aforesaid order Covid Negative Certificate shall mean RT PCR/ TrueNat/CBNAAT, Rapid Antigen Test or any other test as approved by ICMR.” said AAI Goa Airport The airport in its tweet said that it had been brought to the notice through various sources that it is being insisted by the airport authorities that possessing a negative RT-PCR…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: With 413 new covid cases and 585 recoveries active covid count of Goa now sands at 5,605. Goa recorded 13 more covid deaths in the last 24-hours. One more death which occurred on June 4 was reported today by a private physician from Curtorim. With this the death toll of the state now stands at 2,891. Of the 13 deaths, 7 were recorded at GMC and 2 at SGDH and one each at Trimurti ,Grace cardiac, Healthways and Manipal hospital. A 73-year-old woman from Canacona,33-year-old man from Narve,67-year-old woman from Agalli,35-year-old man from Canacona,70-year-old woman from Curtorim,67-year-old…
SURAJ NANDREKAR PANAJI: It’s finally game GAME OVER for all COVID19 related corruption in the Health department with the Government deciding to do away with the Joint Purchase Committee, which was bypassing the State Finance Department for emergency purchases. The government, through a circular has now decided that all purchases should be made through the Government of India’s official portal GeM and if not available can be purchased from open market after taking approval from the State Finance Department, headed by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant himself. “Attention is invited to the Circular read at preamble directing to go for…
But even if we consider this pandemic as SHOLAY, here the Jai an Viru (CM and HM) instead of fighting Gabbar are fighting against themselves and as usual, the Thakur (Goa’s Janta, who elected them) is helpless as its hands have been cut and even struggling to breathe in absence of Oxygen.Jai and Viru here instead of saving Janta is blaming them for not following orders of Gabbar. This is story of Sholay in Goa and Thakur here himself is to be blamed for bringing Jai and Viru to Ramgarh. Suraj Nandrekar Editor, Goemkarponn Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant and…
Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant today said that the state Government has taken adequate steps and has prepared to deal with the third wave of covid19 pandemic. Speaking as Chief Guest at the inaugural ceremony where in 100 new Beds fully equipped medical infrastructure, set up at new super speciality block of Goa Medical College and Hospital, the Chief Minister lauded the efforts of Corporates in supplementing the efforts of the State Government in dealing with ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic crisis in the State. He said, many Corporates have helped Goa and across the country and Vedanta is…