Health officials in Goa are currently in a state of frenzy. The authorities in Goa are trying to find all passengers who had taken Vistara's Mumbai to Goa flight on March 22 after it was found that one of the passengers travelling in this flight had tested positive for COVID-19.
So far, Goa has reported five coronavirus cases.
After it was discovered that a coronavirus patient was aboard the Mumbai-Goa flight, Goa's Directorate of Health Services issued a public notice asking all those who travelled on the Vistara flight on March 22 to report to the health authorities without any delay.
"One of the patients declared positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) on March 29 at Goa Medical College has travel history from New York to Mumbai and then by Vistara domestic flight UK861 from Mumbai to Goa on March 22," a notice issued by DHS on Monday said.
The notice appealed to the people currently in Goa who had travelled on the said flight to immediately report to Helpline 104 or call 0832-24218100/2225538 or report to the nearest Health Centre.
The person who was tested positive is one of the five COVID-19 patients in Goa and had a travel history to the Bahamas via New York. The health officials taking swift action have out the patient, his family members and those who have come in contact with have all been put in quarantine. The biggest concern for the health department is that the other passengers on the flight might also be at risk.
Looking at the situation in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had announced that they will sanitise all the primary health centres and public places from Monday onwards.
In India, the total number of active cases now stands at 942 and the death toll is 29. On the brighter side, 99 people have fully recovered and have been given a discharge.
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