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Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: A day after Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that ivermectin had been dropped from the list of medicines used in the treatment of Covid-19, Goa Medical College (GMC,) Dean today said that ivermectin is still being used for the treatment. “Ivermectin is still being used and has not been removed from the list of medicines used in treatment of Covid-19,” said GMC Dean Dr Shivanand Bandekar. Dr Pramod Sawant had informed that he had dropped the proposal to purchase Ivermectin for prophylaxis or Covid treatment after Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) decided to drop the drug…

Goemkarponn desk MORMUGAO: Municipal Council on Thursday constituted the standing committee and various sub committees via election process. The standing committee,education, market, solid waste management, development, sanitary health and medicine and bio diversity committee were also formed . Speaking to media, MMC Chairperson Damodar Kaskar said that all committees will work for the betterment of the people. Kaskar said that as per suggestion of Former Chairperson Deepak Naik, MMC Will try to get a solution on the issue Former Chairperson Deepak Naik said that MMC had taken a resolution to hike house tax rates in 2014 but in 2020 ,…

Goemkarponn desk MARGAO: After the infamous controversy at Margao Housing Society which did not allow Health Workers to stay in Society, there is another incident wherein the messages are sent that nurses should not be allowed to social functions. A reply to such messages has been sent by email by one Lisma Barneto, Casualty Incharge South Goa District Hospital Margao. She says that the general educationist are tarnishing the image of nurses by putting viral text that nurses should not be invited as any functions as they are working in Covid wards. “As such text has been received by me…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Goa State Museum is all set to come up at Ella as the State government on Wednesday approved the transfer of Land admeasuring 9520 sq. mts of Department of Agriculture under Survey No.125/1 of Village Ella, Taluka Tiswadi to Department of Museum. The Cabinet to accord ex-post facto approval for transfer of land admeasuring 9520 sq. mts. surveyed under Survey No. 125/1 of Ella Village, Tiswadi Taluka belonging to Department of Agriculture to the Department of Museum for construction of new building for Museum with a condition that the Department of Museum should allow the Department…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Tourism Minister Manohar (Babu) Azgoankar today said that tourists should be allowed to enter the state only after total vaccination is over. “It a very grim and risky time now in the state; tourists should be allowed to enter the state only after total vaccination is over,” said Azgoankar on the sidelines of BJP meeting He further said that Goa and its people should be kept safe during this pandemic time and the state government is not taking any risk in this matter. “In my opinion, only those tourists should be allowed to entered who have taken…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: The Union Health Ministry has issued clinical guidelines for the treatment of Covid-positive children amid concerns that a possible third wave of the coronavirus infections may target those aged below 18. In a detailed document titled ‘Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of COVID-19 in Children’, the ministry said antiviral drug Remdesivir is not recommended for children, and steroids should be used to treat only moderately severe and critically ill patients in hospital settings. “Remdesivir (an emergency use authorization drug) is NOT recommended in children…There is lack of sufficient safety and efficacy data with respect to Remdesivir in children…

PANAJI: Massive drive was carried out by the Department of Legal Metrology in Margao, Goa as the monsoon season has arrived for the purpose of inspection of mandatory declaration on the Umbrella, Raincoat and Rice Bag Packages under the provision of Legal Metrology Act 2009, read with Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. Two cases were booked in Malbhat, Margao, Goa and seized 696 packages of Umbrella of various brands, 214 packages of Raincoats of various brand and 2500 packages of Expando Brief. With respect to Umbrella and Raincoat packages, the said packages does not bear mandatory declaration such as…