Pointingout that the Primary Health Centres in Goa should ask those with no symptoms toget themselves tested if a member of their family tests positive, said AAP convenorRahul Mhambre stressed on increasing the testing capacity of Goa.
“It ispossible for patients to be asymptomatic and hence, if anyone from the familytests positive, all family members should get themselves tested. The testingcapacity should not be cut down at any cost, even during the weekends. Thiswill help more people to avail the facility and get themselves tested as soonas they get symptoms or anyone from the family shows symptoms or tests positive,he said.
Lookingat the seriousness of the disease, people are required to be immediatelyshifted to the hospitals and provided with appropriate medical help whenCovid-19 symptoms surface. If the patient reaches the hospital late, and inserious condition, it becomes extremely difficult to save him/her.
“Thegovernment should make sure that ambulance services offer timely assistance toshift the patients to the hospitals before it is too late. Also, the tests needto be done in time and the results declared without delay. All this goes a longway in helping the patients cope up with the situation,’ said the AAP spokesperson.
Meanwhile,AAP has appealed to the Goa government to increase the testing to 5,000 per dayand to increase the number of ambulances ferrying patients to hospitals.
Theparty has also requested the government to fix reasonable rates for Covid-19treatment in private hospitals, so that a common Goan can get himself testedwith ease and no extra financial burden.
