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PANAJI
After resting for the first half of Friday, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar got back to work from afternoon at his Dona Paula residence which has now become a workplace even as he is expected to resume his duties on Monday.
No sooner a senior doctor from Goa Medical College examined him and gave him an okay for his schedule, Parrikar swung into action. He called for a series of meetings that he missed and directed that the files be sent to him.
His office staff and others who even have a mild ‘common cold’ have been asked not to meet the chief minister and the files that he is being given are being sanitized before being handed over as a precautionary measure to avoid any risk of an infection being passed on to him. Later, the Chief Minister cleared some files after putting his remarks.
Reports emerging from the Chief Minister’s residence have indicated that while there is no doctor or ambulance “on standby” at his residence, two doctors from the Goa Medical College and Hospital have been sounded out that they can be called if needed to attend to the chief minister.
According to sources, routine health checks up will be done by the GMC doctors and as per their advise treatment will be initiated.
The Chief Minister has already promised Cabinet colleagues that he will chair the Cabinet meeting next Wednesday.
Meanwhile, prayers at temples, mosques and Masses at churches were held throughout Friday and will continue on Saturday. Parrikar’s younger son Abhijat Parrikar attended a pooja at
Mahalaxmi temple, Panaji while Revenue Minister Rohan Khaunte performed a pooja at Pundalik temple at Porvorim and prayed for his speedy recovery. There was namaaz offered at Anjuman High School and in Margao, workers held prayer services at Pimpalkatta Damodar
Temple.
