Goa government announces 4-day lockdown from Thursday evening till Monday morning
All essential services will be on, but public transport will be on, but public transport will remain shut, Sawant said, adding that labourers should not leave Goa in panic.
FollowGoa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Wednesday announced the state will impose a lockdown from Thursday night till early Monday morning.
“People should not panic. All grocery stores and essential services will be allowed to operate, I also urge migrant labourers not to leave the state,” Sawant said at a press conference in Panaji. A detailed SOP will be announced later today.
“If people do not step out for the next four days we will be successful in breaking the chain of this surge,” Sawant said.
"The lockdown will come into force on Thursday evening and remain effective till Monday morning to break the chain of the coronavirus transmission," he said.
Restaurants will remain shut for dine-in and only home deliveries will be allowed. A detailed SoP will be issued soon.
Addressing a press conference, Sawant said that public transport will remain non-functional and only essential services will be allowed during the period.
"Borders will remain open for essential service transportation," Sawant said. However, tourists already in the state will not be allowed to step out of their hotel rooms and will have to stay at their residence during the lockdown.
"Weekly markets will not be allowed during the lockdown. Casinos will also remain shut. However, industrial services will be allowed to function," the Chief Minister said.
"Vaccination centres will function normally during the lockdown and people will be inoculated after booking an appointment," he added.
As many as 2,110 persons tested positive for coronavirus, while 31 died of the infection in Goa on Tuesday. The latest cases and casualties have raised the tally of infections to 81,908 and toll to 1,086.
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