Panaji: Ignoring the recommendation of the expert committee to impose night hours with the direct effect considering the increasing Covid-19 case, the head of the Sawant Pramod minister on Tuesday put aside such steps, effectively placing tourism before public health.
“We don’t want to disturb the tourism business, and if the level of prospective continues to increase, strict steps will be taken,” he said.
“The decision to impose a strict sidewalk to control the spread of Covid will be taken on January 3 at the task force meeting.” In testing, he said that on Tuesday, around 3,000 people conducted Covid-19 tests, and that the level of participants had reached 4%.
Thousands of tourists have packed the coast and night clubs to deliver a new year celebration.
While most of them looked tiring Norma Covid-19, the authorities also closed their eyes against them.
In the midst of all this celebration, Goa has witnessed the first case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
When asked whether it would be too late to wear at night because most of the neighboring countries had imposed the same thing, Sawant said, “Police, Tourism Department and collectors will ask people to follow strict Covid norms.
Being a tourist country, we Cannot make decisions immediately to impose night hours, and we must give them time “.
“Consider increasing the number of Covid cases, we must make strict decisions,” Sawant said.
“We constantly take reviews from state administration, including collectors, the health department and home department.
Being a celebration season, the maximum number of tourists will visit Goa until December 31, (when) the tourism business will reach its peak.” CM said that according to the expert committee , 94% of the country’s population that fulfills the requirements is fully vaccinated, and the rest is doubtful to get the vaccine given.
“The assignment committee will also negotiate in a population that has not taken a vaccine, and the decision will be taken.
If needed, we will make it mandatory to take the vaccine,” he said.
Sawant also said that from January 3, the United States will provide Covaxin to the state to manage the age group of 15-18 years.
“From January 1, online registration will begin,” he said.
The minister’s chairman said that from January 10, the booster dose would be available for frontline and health workers.
Also, he said that to test Omicron, the genome sequencing machine would be available at Goa Medical College and in the Directorate of Health Services.
Referring to the increase in Covid cases on Tuesday, Sawant blamed him on two marriages where guests arrived from London and Germany.
Sawant also directs authority to increase testing.
“Those who have symptoms such as flu, headaches and body pain must visit their main health center for Covid tests,” Sawant said, appealing to people to wear masks.
Sawant also held a meeting with health officials and others to review the Covid situation in the state.