With still an average of 75 COVID-19 cases surfacing every day, it should be a matter of concern. The authorities have to be vigilant and they should not be slack in enforcing the government guidelines.
The Government cannot conveniently flag the COVID -19 card when it suits them. The pandemic was cited as a reason to postpone Municipal elections but it has permitted Carnival at Panaji & Margao. If it is safe to have it in these two cities why not have it also at Mapusa, Vasco, Ponda and Pernem too. It is sometimes difficult to comprehend government’s weird line of thinking. We are sadly witnessing a total breach of social distancing in public buses across Goa including those of the State owned Kadamba Transport Corporation. The onus is on the Transport and Traffic authorities to crack the whip and ensure that the virus is not spread while people travel in packed buses. Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho who is in a rush to implement the amended Motor Vehicles Act, should instead on a priority ensure that social distancing is strictly observed in all buses across the State. This will of course cause financial hardship to the private bus owners for whom the government would have to work out some subsidy to ensure that people safely travel in the buses during this vicious pandemic. Aires Rodrigues Advocate High Court C/G-2, Shopping Complex Ribandar Retreat, Ribandar – Goa – 403006 Mobile No: 9822684372 Office Tel No: (0832) 2444012 Email: airesrodrigu...@gmail.com Or airesrodrig...@yahoo.com You can also reach me on Facebook.com/ AiresRodrigues Twitter@rodrigues_aires www.airesrodrigues.com