Panaji: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the state will document the steps taken to tackle COVID-19 pandemic, which could be a ready reference for the future, in case such a calamity occurs.
Sawant said that the documentation will be a reference of how Goa fought back COVID-19 pandemic. “Years later, if such situation arises, we will be able to get knowledge from such a documentation,” he said.
The Chief Minister was interacting with group of people who have recovered from COVID-19 infection. He said that those who have recovered from the pandemic should be sharing their experiences so that it can be an inspiration for others, who have tested positive.
Sawant said that the people are shying away from declaring their status as COVID-19 positive fearing social stigma.
“COVID-19 can infect anyone. Union Minister Shripad Naik is admitted with the infection. Our party chief Amit Shah was also tested positive. It is no more a secret. The whole world knows about it. We need not get afraid about the people who have recovered from the infection,” he said.
Sawant admitted that the at the COVID hospitals the doctors are not visiting the patients often, as they have to take all the necessary precautions while treating him.
The chief minister also lamented that some people were stigmatizing those people have tested positive b y opposing their home isolation.
