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Goa Speaker Rajesh Patnekar asks all MLAs to undergo Covid test
July 3, 2020 02:08 IST
Currently a sitting MLA and a former health minister are being treated for Covid.
Goa to begin opening hotels today
July 2, 2020 01:19 IST
The announcement comes even as Goa looks at the possibility of containment zones, with 713 active Covid-19 cases and around 330 people quarantined in various facilities.
Goa CM Sawant retracts his statement on community transmission
July 1, 2020 17:39 IST
"I might have said in the past that it's a community transmission in Goa. But I enquired and was told that it was not so..the virus is not in the air," the CM said.
Goa open to domestic tourists from July 2: Manohar Ajgaonkar
July 1, 2020 18:07 IST
The tourism department has so far granted permission to 250 hotels, which can operate in keeping with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) put in place by the state government.
Goa: BJP MLA tests positive
July 1, 2020 10:19 IST
Till Tuesday, Goa reported 1,315 COVID-19 cases and three deaths due to the disease, as per official data.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant: Have to accept community spread has occurred
June 27, 2020 01:22 IST
This is the first time the government has acknowledged community transmission, with cases spread across various talukas in Goa. On Friday, the state had 667 active cases and 370 recovered cases.
Goa Police files FIR after school complaint over ‘morphed’ teachers images
June 27, 2020 01:19 IST
The school has suspended all live recordings and recorded sessions for Thursday and will now admit students into Zoom study sessions only after they submit written applications.
Students posted ‘morphed images’ of teachers online: Goa school files complaintSubscriber Only
June 25, 2020 06:45 IST
The school has suspended all live recordings and recorded sessions for Thursday and will now admit students into Zoom study sessions only after they give written applications. The school management has also asked parents to monitor children’s online activities and study sessions.
Goa records first two COVID-19 deaths
June 23, 2020 06:50 IST
Goa till date has recorded 864 Covid-19 cases, with 711 cases still active. Of them, 83 people had returned to the state from other parts of India and abroad.
WATCH: Caught in fishing nets, Goa fishermen release Olive Ridley turtlesSubscriber Only
June 19, 2020 22:54 IST
One of the turtles sustained minor injuries and has been left in the care of the state’s forest department.
10 arrested at protest against Goa govt’s move to shift Covid patients to their village
June 9, 2020 10:21 IST
According to the Goa Police, around 8:15 on Sunday evening a crowd gathered outside the health centre soon after residents got wind of the government's plan. According to those at the site, the villagers were scared of the “infection spreading among locals”.
Goa changes strategy: Covid care centres for asymptomatic cases
June 8, 2020 08:42 IST
The patients will be shifted to a separate facility at the Shiroda Public Health Centre which has a capacity of 220 beds.
Goa, Andhra govts to probe source of infection in key containment zone
June 5, 2020 00:19 IST
Early this week, the densely-populated Mangor Hill in port town Vasco was designated a containment zone after a family of six tested positive.
Goa: Row at airport as Vande Bharat flight passengers refuse paid institutional quarantineSubscriber Only
June 3, 2020 01:07 IST
Later in the night, everyone finally agreed and went to their quarantine facilities.
As Rajdhani arrives in Goa, most happy to be home, some object to Covid test chargeSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 07:59 IST
While the Shramik Express ferries daily wagers and stranded workers to their home states, the Rajdhani emergency train service is now expected to run at regular intervals, ferrying those who can afford to pay train tickets to return home, or settlers who have their second home in Goa.
After 40 days with no case, Goa hit with wave of 8 cases
May 15, 2020 02:19 IST
These cases have tested positive thirty night days since the last Covid-19 case was detected on April 3. With this, Goa’s Green Zone classification — a status it enjoyed since May 1, could be under threat.
Migrants board train in Goa to return to J&KSubscriber Only
May 11, 2020 02:36 IST
‘Heavy heart, but happy to be returning to families’
Goa: Seafarers sent into paid quarantine question ‘bias’
May 8, 2020 21:55 IST
Seafarers entering the state have to undergo a mandatory 14-day institutional quarantine even if their tests come negative, with their agents and companies having to pay for the hotel stay
Goa: Ink replaced after ‘home quarantine’ stamps cause severe burn, peeling of skin
May 7, 2020 21:47 IST
The square quarantine ink stamped on the back of the hands of passengers crossing the border has led to severe skin burn and in few cases peeling of the skin.
Caught on camera: Black panther spotted in Goa’s Netravali sanctuary
May 7, 2020 21:46 IST
A senior forest department official said it they were trying to find out if it was a lone Black Panther in the sanctuary or there were others too.
From Nightingale wards to paediatric ICUs: making of a COVID hospital in GoaSubscriber Only
May 6, 2020 10:21 IST
Till date, the ESI facility has treated and discharged seven COVID patients. Since April 19, when the last patient was discharged, surprise drills and training schedules have been keeping the doctors and nurses motivated as they prepare for the next wave of patients, which is expected when the international borders open.
Goans to get free quarantine on return from other states: CM
May 1, 2020 11:04 IST
He made the announcement through a tweet posted on Thursday.
Panjim Mayor earns ire for buying high-end car in lockdown, apologisesSubscriber Only
April 29, 2020 01:19 IST
Speaking to The Indian Express, Madkaikar said the embarrassment was such that he even “tried asking the showroom to take the car back. When they refused, I parked it in my garage and used my old car to travel”.
Goa: Woman booked for criminal intimidation after calling another ‘prostitute’
April 25, 2020 02:04 IST
According to a police spokesperson, four women were walking on the pavement — two of Nepal origin and two from Sikkim, when a local native woman waylaid them and asked them to go home
MHA guidelines out, sailors stranded on ports, at sea can return home
April 22, 2020 01:09 IST
According to officials, a second protocol will be issued by Wednesday morning on the manner in which the ships have to move across ports.
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