We areon the verge of beckoning the start of winter as well as the festive season hasjust begun. Winter signals an alarm as far as contracting Covid-19 is concernedand it is at this critical juncture that the selfless yeoman services of thedoctors, nurses, healthcare workers and the Covid-19 testing personnel have tobe lauded and appreciated. Thus it would be in the fitness of things for thegovernment of Goa to disburse a special risk allowance to the frontlineCovid-19 warriors, who have put their own lives at risk in order to save thelives of thousands of those afflicted by the coronavirus. A special riskallowance would be a fitting tribute to all our Covid-19 warriors who havetoiled tirelessly to bring a smile to the faces of those who have recovered.
