Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: From May 10, to enter Goa one will have to produce a COVID19 negative certificate, obtained 72 hours prior to his or her travel to the coastal State.
The Bombay High court at Goa on Thursday directed the State government to ensure that no one is allowed to enter Goa without producing a COVID19 negative certificate, from May 10 onwards.
The State Government is directed to file an affidavit indicating whether any thought process has gone in respect of a lockdown considering that the situation is out of control.
The Court has also directed government to make public, via its official website, the real time data on availability of beds, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, ICUs, etc in all government as well empanelled private hospitals for Covid patients.
The directions are issued in two different petitions filed South Goa Advocates Association and by Goa Forward Party Vice President Durgadas Kamat, who had moved the judiciary over Covid Mismanagement by Dr Pramod Sawant led Government.
Petitioners had sought directions to regulate, monitor and audit Oxygen Supply, bed availability & lockdown for a period of 15 days across State.
The petitioner had also sought for w direction to the government to make it mandatory for any passenger travelling into the State of Goa to have a negative RTPCR Certificate procured not later than 48 hours before travel.
The coastal State is witnessing uncontrolled record rise in daily COVID-19 cases and it’s related mortalities.
The Court has also asked government to provide sufficient police protection around Hospitals and wards and boards and posters be put up informing the public at large that there will be zero tolerance towards any form of violence against medical personnel and that it will be dealt with an iron hand.
Further, the State Government was directed to indicate the status of the Vaccination drive in respect of age group of 18 to 45.
The Government is also directed to file affidavit in respect of the testing facilities in the state and to ensure that the test results are made available at the earliest.
The Court sought to know from the Central Government if any patient admission policy has been formulated as per the direction of the Supreme Court.
The State has to file affidavit giving details in respect of purchase of 200 ventilators which the Govt. had assured to purchase in an affidavit filed before the High Court in March 2020.
Also, the State directed to file affidavit in respect of essential medicines available in the State of Goa and steps taken to augment the same that we have patients succumbing for want of medicines.
Also, the state Govt to indicate in its affidavit whether facility for buffer stock of oxygen is in place as directed by the Supreme Court.
