Decision on lockdown to be taken in subsequent 2-3 days: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
2 min read Goa chief minister Pramod Sawant stated on Thursday {that a} resolution on implementing a lockdown within the state will probably be taken within the coming two or three days.
He added that the state authorities has already imposed tighter restrictions and warfare rooms and helplines will probably be arrange in all constituencies of the state.
Deputy chief minister of Goa, Chandrakant Kavlekar, stated all MLAs help the thought of a lockdown to curb the unfold of the virus. He added that instances have been rising and the an infection had additionally unfold to rural components of the state.
Reiterating the ideas of activists and opposition events within the state, the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), too, urged Chief Minister Sawant to implement a lockdown as lively instances within the state close to the 30,000-mark.
On Thursday, there have been 29,752 lively instances in Goa and 58 deaths have been reported within the final 24 hours.
The GCCI stated final yr’s lockdown from March 22 to May 4 had helped management the unfold of the virus. “Unfortunately, this time, we have so far been reluctant to use the tried-and-tested method and seem to be concentrating more on economic revival rather than survival of citizens”.
The GCCI stated partial lockdowns will not be efficient. “There is growing concern among citizens which is evident from the fact that local authorities, village panchayats and municipalities are declaring lockdowns in their respected areas to stop the spread of the virus.”
GCCI president Manoj Caculo, in his letter to the Chief Minister, stated: “We submit that the healthcare infrastructure in the state is already on the brink of being overwhelmed, and there is an urgent need to take the extreme measure of total lockdown for at least 15 days with a view to arrest the increasing number of positive cases and fatalities and give much required breather to revive the healthcare systems and the health workers to rejuvenate and ramp up the capacities and capabilities.”
Sawant is anticipated to take a call relating to a lockdown within the state on Friday.
