CANACONA
Authorities began Covid tests of all those entering the State via the Polem border check post on Saturday, to stop the spread of the Covid Delta Plus variant in the State.
According to sources, there will be three separate agencies, including a team from the health services and two private agencies to conduct the tests at the Polem border.
On Saturday, a health team from the Canacona Community Health Centre (CHC) began conducting tests of people arriving in the State and by afternoon, 42 tests were conducted and all of them came negative, informed sources.
By evening, the CHC staff handed over the responsibility to a private agency ‘Arogyam Pathology’ which placed its health workers to carry out the Covid tests. Another private agency, Thyrocare, is also expected to conduct tests at the Polem border check post.
According to sources, people will be charged Rs 270 for each test.
At present, there is only limited movement of interstate traffic at the Polem-Majali border check post.
