The Election Commission has warned that against any campaigning for the Municipal elections at the venue for vaccinations. The EC has directed the political parties to stop using the Tika Utsav to ask for votes.

The congress had complaint that the BJP was trying to take the credit for the vaccinations which have nothing to do with elections. Even the certificates given to you at private hospitals that you have successfully undergone vaccination issued by the Union Ministry of Health has the photograph of Narendra Modi on it. Despite the fact that I paid for the vaccine. Even in the case of the Tika at government health centers, it is the national drive paid for by the people of India and Narendra Modi has nothing to do with.

Meanwhile the active covid-19 tally has crossed the 5,000 mark in Goa with four more death reported on 14 April. Margaos tally was the highest at 591 with the addition of 70 new cases. Porvorims count rise to 484. The number of new infection in Panaji were 300. The case positivity rate was 21% while the recovery rate dropped to 90%.

There were 78 admissions to hospitals on Wednesday while 401 patients chose home isolation. The number of beds and ventilators in the South Goa district hospital have been increase. Among those who got vaccinated was a 108 year old women in Mulgao in North Goa.