FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 2024
Team Herald
PANJIM: With over 200 COVID-19 hot spots, spread across Goa, the State District Administration is gearing up to declare these areas as containment or micro-containment zones, restricting public movements, in a bid to avoid spread of infection. However, several areas have already gone for self lockdown till May 10.
The North and South Goa District Administration has initiated process to declare these areas as containment or micro containment zone, since these 206 spots, continue to report high number of cases.
“The COVID-19 infection is not restricted to one part of the State. These 200 hot spots are spread across Goa including the urban and village areas. We have been monitoring the situation. With no decline in number of cases here, we have to declare these areas as containment zone to prevent further spread of virus,” a senior official said.
“What is worrying is, the pace in which, State is reporting new hot spots, we might soon see the entire State being declared as a containment zone,” official added.
As per the predictive modelling study undertaken by the Goa Medical College (GMC)’s department of Preventive and Social Medicine (PSM) it has shown that there is rise in number of hot spots from 192 to 206.
The new areas are which were not reported earlier Querim, Dhargalim, Pernem, Siridao, Khandepar, Aldona, Dodamar, Cudnem, Ozari, Pale, Bastora, Corjuem, Varconda, Saligao, N B Verem, Penha de Franca and Cansarvornem in North Goa; and Priol, Agonda, Xeldem, Velguem and Onda in South Goa.
The Official, who was monitoring COVID situation even during the first wave, explains “while in the first wave, the COVID concentration was more in urban belt, in this second wave, the infection is equally spread in cities as well as village areas”.
In the long list of places that have been identified as very high risk areas, Calangute, Bicholim Industrial Estate, Bicholim, Bambolim Complex and St Inez are the top five places in North Goa whereas Fatorda, Curchorem, Cortalim, Gogol and Nagoa are leading the list in South Goa.
The places on the top of the list indicate the areas that have the highest cluster of cases and the places lower on the list, indicate places with a lower cluster of cases but which have still been identified as emerging hot spots/high risk areas.
“These are very high-risk and high risk areas that need immediate scrutiny,” the report mentioned.
In North Goa, starting at 6th place is Alto Porvorim, which is followed by Ponda Camp, Porvorim, Mapusa, Tivim, Mapusa Industrial Estate, Valpoi, Altinho- Panjim, Sanquelim and Calvim in 15th place. Similarly in the South, in sixth place is Aquem, followed by Ponda, Canacona, Curtorim, Margao Gandhi Market complex, Margao, Vasco Da Gama, Borim, Chandor and Banastarim in 15th place.
Thereafter, the next 35 places in the North are as follows: Alto Betim, Baga, Anjuna, Tisca, Fontainhas, Corlim, Carona, Velha Goa( pin code 403402), Kundaim Industrial Estate, Pratapnagar Harvale, Miramar, Querim, Caranzalem, NIO Dona Paula, Pilerne, Parra, Santa Cruz, Usgao, Alto-Porvorim, Nagargaon, Chimbel, Candolim, Mayem, Secretariat, Saipem, Morjim, Panjim, Assonora, Agarwada, Arpora, Arambol, Canca, Moira, Colvale and Tuvem Industrial Estate at the 50th slot.
Similarly in the South, the next 35 are as follows: Zuarinagar, Shiroda, AP Terminal Mormugao, Onda, Durbhat, Vaddem, Verna, Chicalim, Quela, Sanguem, Cuncolim, Cansaulim, Avedem, Benaulim, Betul, Rachol part 1, Rachol part 2, Quepem, Cavelossim, Nuvem, Bogmalo, Marcela, Advoi, Colva, Assolda, Navelim, Davorlim, Baina, Marcaim, Sancoale, Majorda, Navelim Camp, Mangor Hill, Mardol and Palolem in 50th place.
The list in South Goa ends at 87 while the North Goa list goes on to 105.
The next 37 places in North Goa are as follows: Navelim, Mauzi, Chorao, Tivim, Corjuem, Siolim, Pilar, Bambolim Camp, Saligao part 1, Dhargalim, Kundaim, Oxel, Betim, Bethora Industrial Estate, Karapur, Pernem, Sinquerim, Sirsaim, Matri Indian Antarctic Station, St Estevam, Ribandar, Guleli, Parxem, Mandrem, Assagao, Mulgao, Dodamarg, Cudnem, Pirna, Menkurem, Curca, Pompurba, Siridao, Ozari, Pale, Khandepar, and Penha de Franca.
The final 37 places in South Goa are as follows: Amona, St Jose De Areal, Sirvoi, Loutolim, Seraulim, Dabolim Airport, Loliem Polem, Thana, Sada, Priol, Balli, Cumbharjua, Carmona, Agonda, Nirankal, Poinguinim, Chinchinim, Betalbatim, Fatorpa, Xeldem, Dharbandora, Verem de Ponda, Cavorim, Velguem, Utorda, Rivona, Assolna, Cola, Varca, Collem, Orlim, Mormugao, Netorlim, Telaulim, Onda Industrial Estate, Gaodongarim and Sigao.
The final places in North Goa are as follows: Nerul, Goa Velha (pin code 403108), Virnora, Aldona, Goa University, Corgao, Mauze, Bastora, Varconda, Poriem Pilgao, Qurianpani, Poroscodem, N B Verem, Cansarvornem, St Lourenco, Saligao part 2 and Reis Magos.
