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Govt will declare micro-containment zones

PANAJI
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant disclosed that the government will now start declaring areas where Covid clusters exist as micro-containment zones. The supply of essential commodities and services within these zones will remain unaffected. 

He said, “We will base these decisions on the report titled ‘Emerging hotspots for Goa’ prepared by the Department of Preventive Social Medicines of Goa Medical College and Hospital in Bambolim.” 

According to it, the coastal belt has major hotspots and containment zones will be planned accordingly, he added.


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SSC, HSSC exams postponed indefinitely, to be rescheduled

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 22, 2021, 12:42 AM IST
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PANAJI The public examination for class X (SSC) and class XII (HSSC) conducted by the Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (GBS&HSE) has been indefinitely postponed and likely to be rescheduled.Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who also holds the education portfolio, made the announcement where he said the students taking the exams will be given at least 15-day notice when the examinations will be rescheduled.The HSSC examinations were scheduled to begin on…

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