PORVORIMAfter having crossed the 200mark a few days ago, activeCovid cases have now droppedto 163 in Porvorim constituencyas on Monday, after somepatients had recovered andwere discharged.On Monday, however, thePorvorim Primary Health Centredetected 20 positive cases.These cases were detectedin Defence Colony, Vijaynagar,Salai, Socorro, Police Quarters,Teen Building area andGopalnagar.Porvorim has witnesseda steady rise in Covid casesand one of the reasons linkedto this is lack of adherence toSOPs.“Some people do
not maintainsocial distancing, whileothers are found roamingaround without masks. SomeCovid affected people who hadopted for home quarantine areseen roaming around in public.In restaurants too, customersare seen seated closeto each other,” said a resident.Meanwhile, residents ofDhonwado were quite upsetover Covid tests conducted bythe Porvorim PHC.According to locals, threepersons who had undergoneantigen test at Porvorim PHCwere found to be positive. Later,when these persons underwentan antigen test at theMapusa District Hospital thenext day, they tested negative,thereby raising doubts on theaccuracy and authenticity ofthe antigen test.When contacted, officials atthe Porvorim PHC said that antigentest is not 100% reliable.“The swab test is most reliableand people should do aswab test to ascertain whetherthey have been affected withCovid or not. We always advisepeople to do swab test even ifthey tested positive or negativeafter the antigen test,” said anofficial.
