Experts have opined that Goa will have to act fast and start testing all travellers irrespective of their vaccination status.While Maharashtra, Delhi and Kerala were quick to impose curbs, our government has been lax even in implementing existing Covid protocols; it has been dilly dallying despite there being a huge influx of tourists for Christmas and New Year's as well as election rallies. Goa recorded 112 new infections yesterday which should serve as a warning bell, the government should not wait to impose curbs before all hell breaks loose driven by Omicron. Politicians are least bothered to protect Goans, a case in point being Sunburn. "The EDM festival shall not be allowed to take place as I have personally rejected the proposal," thundered the CM but he has conveniently gone back on his word. The sarkar's doublespeak and apathy is appalling. The state asks the populace to be on guard but then goes about exhorting people to assemble in thousands for their poll programmes.
The powers that be must take a serious view of things and strictly enforce mandatory Covid protocols including but not limited to insisting on negative RT PCR certificates even from fully vaxxed tourists. Officials who fail to enforce the same should be held accountable and meted out exemplary punishment , and no ' Bivpachi garaz na' this time around Mr CM.
