Goemkarponn Desk
PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant has informed that Goa has increased screening of the border it shares with the Sindhudurg district in South Maharashtra, where the Delta plus Covid variant has been found.
“In the nearby districts in Sindhudurg, the Delta plus variant has been found, so screening at the borders is going on. We have also given permissions to set up a private laboratory at the border,” said CM Sawant
He further said that suspected people will directly be taken into isolation.
The chief minister further said that as of Wednesday, 26 samples tested in Goa were found positive for the Delta variant, but added that not a single Delta plus variant had been detected in Goa yet.
