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COVID-19: Goa CM rules out lockdown, prefers strict restrictions The chief minister is scheduled to address a high- level meeting of officials from the Department of Disaster Management and the field of medicine at 5 pm on Wednesday. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI PANAJI: The Goa government will prefer imposition of certain stringent restrictions given the rise in COVID-19 cases, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday but ruled out clamping of a lockdown. The chief minister is scheduled to address a high- level meeting of officials from the Department of Disaster Managemen...

URL copied Goa imposes night curfew in view of the pandemic situation. (Representational lmage) Goa administration has decided to impose a night curfew in the city from 10 pm to 6 am. The curfew will be effective from Wednesday night (today) onwards till April 30. As per night curfew guidelines, casinos, bars, cinema halls will operate at 50 per cent capacity only. The decision has been taken after 1,500 fresh cases were reported in the state. Earlier in the day, addressing a meeting on the Covid situation in the state, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that the governmen...

As Maharashtra COVID-19 cases rise, Goa mulls new SOPs, says health minister Vishwajit Rane said new standard operating procedures could be created for the state, adding that the decision would be taken after his meeting with the CM. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By PTI PANAJI: Amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in neighbouring Maharashtra, Goa health minister Vishwajit Rane on Sunday said he would meet Chief Minister Pramod Sawant to deliberate on steps to contain any fallout. He told PTI new standard operating procedures could be created for the state, adding that the decision would be ta...

COVID-19: Indian partying hotspot Goa counts losses, braces for change The unspoken fear of the coronavirus is sapping Goa’s vibrant beach shacks and noisy bars of their lifeblood. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- One of the shut down bars near the Candolim beach on the Arabian Sea coast in Goa, India, Dec.11, 2020. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press GOA: The sun’s golden rays fall on Goa’s smooth, sandy beaches every evening, magical as ever but strangely quiet and lonely. This holiday season, few visitors are enjoying the celebrated sunsets in the Indian party hotspot. The unspoken f...