Panaji: A meeting of the Expert Committee for Management of Kovid-19 is going to be held on Friday to take stock of the situation. Goa has seen a steady rise in infections over the past four weeks, with the daily case positivity rate exceeding 5 per cent for the past five days.
A notice was issued for the meeting on Tuesday wherein the main agenda of the meeting was to discuss the current COVID-19 positivity rate based on data, estimating what could be a possible rise in cases in the coming days. and it is to be decided whether there is any interference. A health official and a member of the expert committee said, there is a need to take.
In the past one week, the active caseload has reached close to 300, with the state registering 30 to 40 cases in a day.
With a rise in the number of schools reopening, parents are also worried as not all children have been vaccinated yet. Vaccinations are underway for children between the ages of 12 and 14 and 15 and 17, and health services hope to complete vaccination of the two target groups soon, now that schools have reopened.
Health officials say many parents have been reluctant to vaccinate children. They could do nothing but convince the reluctant parent that vaccination is optional and parental consent is mandatory.
The expert committee will also discuss the status of the vaccination campaign, which has been slow despite the vaccine festival held last Sunday.
Health services have also increased vaccination days from one day to three times a week. Also, the bed facilities are kept open till 8 pm for the convenience of the people taking the precautionary dose. Earlier the health facilities were open till 4 pm.
So far, more than 55,000 people have had their booster shots.
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