Chimbel PHC crosses 25K vaccinations

The Goan NetworkPublished Jul 3, 2021, 12:34 AM IST

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The Chimbel Primary Health Centre (PHC) crossed the 25,000-mark of administering vaccinations on Friday.

Speaking to The Goan, Medical Officer Dr Jude D’Souza informed that as of Friday, the total number of the first dose of vaccinations administered by Chimbel PHC was 25,022, with 2,637 administered two doses.

“It is a combined effort of the Chimbel PHC team which has helped us achieve the same. However, there’s still a long way to go till the entire population under Chimbel PHC is administered the first dose,” Dr D’Souza added.

Apart from Chimbel, the PHC also caters to villages like Taleigao, Merces, Santa Cruz and Curca-Bambolim.

Fuel price hike destroyed boat owners: GFBOA

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Published Jul 3, 2021, 12:34 AM IST

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VASCOThe Goa Fishing Boat owners Association () has said the hike in fuel prices has destroyed fishing boat owners who were already hit by a bad fishing season. "The fishermen have been hit by huge losses and some are in big trouble, but the recent fuel hike has made a bad situation even worse for them and has destroyed them,” said GFBOA President Jose Philip Dsouza, while speaking to reporters along the sidelines of an event at Kharewaddo-Vasco.“Last year, diesel was priced…