Though Goa witness 200 fresh infection on Wednesday 31 March 2021, the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant did not take any action to contain the spread of the infection. The huge increase can only be attributed to the rush of tourist during the Holi weekend.

The increase in the number of cases from 60 daily cases in the first week of March to more then twice the number now has locals afraid of catching the infection. There is a demand even from Dr Siddharth Bandekar who is incharge of Covid-19 in Goa for a partial lockdown.

Though Maharashtra has been reporting a highest number of cases in the new wave that us swept in the whole state, the Chief Minister of refusing to restrict entry into Goa to covid-19 positive individuals.

The state epidemiologist DR Utkarsh Betodkar has turn the increased alarming and said that the graph is said to rise for the in the next few days.

The Church has decided to go ahead with the good Friday and Easter with physical masks in the churches which is bound to see a further increase in the number of cases.

The situation is a aggravated by the fact that both the ESIC hospital and the GMC have cut down on Covid-19 facilities after the cases had comedown to below 50.

Goa meanwhile is getting ready to give the vaccine to over 3 lakh person above the age of 45 is they do not have other complications. As of Wednesday the state have given 1,19000 doses of vaccine including 18,000 health care workers.