PANAJI: CM Pramod Sawant said on Friday that the state-level curfew is likely to be extended further as a precaution even as Covid-19 cases are on a decline.
Last Saturday, the government extended the curfew till June 28, with some relaxations.
“The state curfew ends on Monday.
It will get extended,” said Sawant.
The chief minister said that screening of those entering Goa has already begun.
“We have started screening those entering Goa, especially from Maharashtra.
If any suspected case is found, the person will be kept in isolation, we have prepared labs too,” said Sawant.
He also said that Covid hospitals across the state have been denotified, and that OPD services can be offered there again.
“Though we have denotified the hospitals as Covid hospitals, we can notify them again at any time as per requirement,” he said.
“We will start OPDs in the hospitals now as the monsoon has started.
We have denotified hospitals so we can start the OPDs.
We have kept only the superspecialty block of Goa Medical College and South Goa district hospital as Covid hospitals.” At present, the number of active Covid-19 cases in Goa has dropped to below 3,000, but the threat of the Delta+ variant entering the state remains a worry.