PANAJI
Close on the heels of two cases of H3N2 being detected in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant urged people with flu-like symptoms to avoid crowded places and opt for isolation even as 24 new cases of Covid were detected in the last 24 hours.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an annual event, CM said that people should take precautions.
“We are monitoring the rise in Covid and influenza cases. People will have to take precautions and the government has simultaneously issued an advisory. Those having flu-like symptoms should avoid crowded places and opt for isolation,” he said.
On Monday, the Directorate of Health Services advised the general public to follow Covid appropriate behaviour by observing good personal hygiene, practicing frequent hand washing with soap, following respiratory etiquettes (cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing as far as possible try to cough in elbow), avoid close contact with people who are unwell or showing symptoms of respiratory illness and to wear a mask in case of cough or runny nose.
The State is reporting a gradual rise in Covid cases with the number of active cases crossing 100-mark on Monday.
