MARGAO
Two more cholera cases have been reported on Wednesday, both from the Cutbona fishing jetty, taking the total number of cholera cases reported so far at Cutbona and Mobor to 220.
State Epidemiologist Dr Utkarsh Betodkar informed that the two new cases reported on Wednesday have come from Cutbona jetty.
He pointed out that five of the affected workers are undergoing treatment at the South Goa district Hospital, while seven workers are convalescing in private hospitals.
MARGAOTaking cognizance of concerns raised by tourism stakeholders that cholera cases may impact the ensuing tourism season, the Cavelossim Panchayat on Wednesday sought the intervention of the South Goa district Collector to invoke the Disaster Management Act to stop the fish landing and allied activities at the Mobor fish landing centre.The Panchayat action comes after Sarpanch Dixon Vaz chaired an emergency meeting with members of Village Development Committee, Bio…
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