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CANACONA
At least four Coronavirus suspects have been picked-up in Canacona including a foreigner woman and two foreign returned locals and sent to GMC Bambolim for 14-day quarantine.
According to reliable sources, a foreigner lady having Covid-19 symptoms, staying at a resort on Agonda beach, was picked up by medics along with her male companion who is reportedly a Goan, in an ambulance with the help of police late Friday night, and both were shifted to GMC for a quarantine of 14 days and further tests.
Both are reportedly suspected of having COVID-19 symptoms and were not keeping well for sometime.
In the meantime, health officials picked up and brought to CHC two foreign-returned locals (males) one Dubai-returned resident of Agonda (40 years of age) and another Dubai-returned resident of Gaondongrim (33 years of age). After both were medically examined on their arrival from Dubai at Chatrapathi Shivaji Airport, Mumbai and were advised home quarantine for 14 days. Their scans reports reportedly came out negative, but reports of swabs and blood are awaited and both have been quarantined at GMC Bambolim. According to CHC sources, a local resident of Loliem village, reportedly a male partner of a foreign tourist was one among the suspects brought at CHC with mild symptoms of Coronavirus, and after subjecting him for initial tests was sent to undergo quarantine period and conduct of further tests at GMC Bambolim.
While police are reportedly assisting medical teams to bring out the suspects for tests and later on sending them for quarantine, Canacona police however refused to divulge any information when sought, stating ‘no idea, please get it from medical officers’.
According to residents, medical teams accompanied by police personnel, were recently seen visiting people who have off-late returned from foreign countries like UK, Gulf, ships, and enquiring about their health with police further issuing directions to cooperate with health officials if any related symptoms of Covid-19 have developed in them.
Meanwhile, according to sources, there are presently over 31 suspected coronavirus affected patients quarantined in three different hospitals in Goa, including 9 patients quarantined at ESIC hospital, Margao, 5 patients in Hospicio Hospital, Margao and more than 17 patients are undergoing quarantine at GMC Bambolim.
Meanwhile, a team of health officials from Canacona is stationed at Dabolim awaiting the arrival of last international flight Sunday late evening. It may recalled as already announced arrival of all international flights in the country will stand suspended for a week’s period from this Monday.
