PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday announced that the state government has decided to cover Covid treatment under its flagship mediclaim scheme, the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana (DDSSY). “All empanelled private hospitals can give Covid treatment under DDSSY. While 80 per cent payment will be done through DDSSY and only 20 per cent payment will have to be made by the patients,” the CM stated. The official notification to this effect, however, is still awaited.
It may be recalled that this move was initially notified on October 8, 2020, and was welcomed by every section of the society. However, three days later, the state government had kept the notification in abeyance and no explanation had been offered.
Goa opens regn, but no confirmation
PANAJI: Registration for vaccination opened for age group of 18-44 on Wednesday on the CO-Win portal in Goa, but there is no confirmation of appointments.
The registration was through the Co-WIN portal either directly or through Aarogya Setu app or the Umang app. However, as the state government is yet to receive any confirmation from the Serum Institute of India about the date of delivery of the five lakh doses of Covishield vaccine, Goa government has not opened the booking of appointments for the beneficiaries belonging to this age category yet.
