OLD GOA
Seven children and a staff member of Apna Ghar-Merces tested positive for Covid and are undergoing treatment.
According to sources, a child who was to be taken to Madhya Pradesh, following release from the state-run juvenile detention centre, initially tested positive for the virus.
“Later, all other children were tested and reports of six other children also came positive,” the source added.
The incident is believed to have happened around 4-5 days back.
When contacted, Chimbel PHC medical officer Dr Jude D’Souza confirmed to The Goan that seven children and a staff of Apna Ghar have tested positive for Covid.
“All of them were asymptomatic and are undergoing treatment, with the children being treated at Apna Ghar itself while the staff member is undergoing treatment in home isolation,” Dr D’Souza stated. When questioned further, Dr D’Souza stated the health of the children is stable and there is nothing to worry. “Our team is monitoring them,” he added.North Goa District Collector Ajit Roy said that all protocols were being followed and a team of doctors was monitoring the infected children’s health regularly at the facility.
“The area has not been declared as a micro-containment zone as the “infection spread is within one house,” Roy said.
