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PANAJI
Eager to get economic activities going in the State by April 20, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant led discussions with officials and industry representatives on Friday to prepare a line of action to facilitate commencement of work.
Sawant held a meeting with officials manning the 23 industrial estates, the Director of industries and various industry associations to smoothen the road for reopening units on Monday.
Later on Friday evening at his customary daily press briefing, Sawant said industrial activities which are permitted by the union Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) in its April 15 circular will start functioning from Monday.
He said, each unit will have to seek permissions from the IDC's estate managers on site itself and will not have to approach the Collector or Deputy Collector to begin their operations. Construction and house repair work can also commence but they too will have to seek an express nod from the panchayat secretary or the chief officer of the respective civic body.
The same permission will be allowed to be used for transportation of construction material, he said, adding however that markets, shopping malls, restaurants and other commercial activity will continue to remain shut.
Meanwhile, of the 111 samples pending testing, 56 tested negative and 55 reports are awaited according to statistics released by state health department. One more person was admitted to isolation ward of GMC taking the present count of suspects there to 4. As of today no suspected contacts are under facility quarantine. 5 of the 6 patients who have been declared cleared of COVID-19 infection are under quarantine at Acron Seaway Resort, Candolim.
Survey shows nearly 30,000 with respiratory issues: CM
PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Friday announced that the ‘Community Survey’ conducted across the state from April 13 to 15 covered around five lakh households.
Briefing the media, CM Sawant stated, “We covered around five lakh households during the survey. Around 25,000 to 30,000 patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) and Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) symptoms have been identified in Goa. Their travel history is being checked now. These patients will be screened and tested thereafter.”
He informed that a committee has been set up under Dr Jagdish Kakodkar of Goa Medical College and Hospital, Bambolim to review the data collected during the survey.
CM announced that the use of face masks in public places will be compulsory after April 20. He has encouraged people to prepare these masks at home.
He also said that the government has purchased 1,000 thermal guns. “After April 20, thermal guns will be used at the entrances of all government offices,” CM Sawant stated.
