CANACONA
One house at Tamnem in Loliem-Polem has been declared a micro-containment zone after five family members tested Covid positive and a Rapid Response Team (RRT) has been deployed to investigate the outbreak and initiate control measures.
In an order issued by District Magistrate Ruchika Katyal on Wednesday, the affected house has been declared a micro-containment zone, while the two surrounding houses have been declared as buffer zones vulnerable to Covid-19 being in close proximity of the epicentre.
To combating the situation at hand, an action plan has been prescribed to screen suspects, testing suspected cases, quarantine, isolation, social distancing and other public health measures in the micro-containment zone.
A Rapid Response Team (RRT) has been deployed to investigate outbreak/initiate control measures by assessing situation. The RRT members comprise the Canacona Dy Collector, Dy SP, Mamlatdar, Health Officer, Fire Station Officer, Inspector Civil Supply, AE (PWD Roads), AE (electricity department) and Dy Director of Panchayats (Margao).
Canacona Mamlatdar Vimod Dalal has been appointed duty magistrate for the micro containment zone to maintain law and order, states the magistrate’s order.
Meanwhile, two fresh Covid positive cases, one each case in Agonda and Ponsulem, were detected in Canacona on Thursday, while four persons recovered on the same day.
The total Covid cases in Canacona taluka are 3410 and the total recovered cases are 3339. There are 39 active cases mostly in home isolation in Canacona and 32 have succumbed to Covid-related complications.
