With 7 new COVID-19 cases, Goa is no more a green zone

• Goa was among the list of handful states which have declared itself a green zone.
  
• According to Chief minister Pramod Sawant all seven cases were "imported" and are awaiting further tests results.
  
• Six of them had recently returned to their families in Goa. Whereas, one of them was a truck driver who arrived from Gujarat on May 11.
  
  

Goa has reported seven new cases of COVID-19 during rapid testing on May 14, said health minister Vishwajit Rane. It was among the list of handful states which have declared itself a green zone — a coronavirus free place — earlier this month. The state had allowed resumption of most of the economic activities including industries.


According to Chief minister Pramod Sawant all seven cases were "imported" and are awaiting further tests results. Their samples have been sent to the virology lab in Goa Medical College and Hospital for further confirmation.

Six of them had recently returned to their families in Goa. Whereas, one of them was a truck driver who arrived from Gujarat on May 11.

"All these seven cases are imported from other states. They are not from Goa," the chief minister said adding that local people should still take all the precautions and strictly adhere to lockdown guidelines.

The families of all the six individuals were quarantined immediately after their arrival. Moreover, the health authorities have also quarantined all the people who came in contact with the truck driver.

Previously, Goa had reported seven cases and became a COVID-19 free state after all of them recovered.

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