15 May 2021  |   05:40am IST

Housing society draws flak raising objection on frontline workers being their neighbours

Housing society draws flak raising objection on frontline workers being their neighbours

Team Herald

MARGAO: In a shocking development, doctors, nurses and medical staff who are the only hope to survive this pandemic, are being asked by a housing society to stop residing in the building during this COVID 19 pandemic. The fertile minds of the housing society claim that they are the primary source of spreading the Coronavirus. 

"Nurses/doctors are staying in our society which is itself against the rule of the bye-laws of the society. Also, you have not taken any permission or inform the society for the same. These nurses and doctors are attending the COVID patient in your hospital and they are directly residing at mentioned flats", complaint stated. 

Chairman of a housing society in Margao has written this to Vandana Borkar, who is the owner of one hospital at Margao, requesting to stop doctors and nurses from staying in their society. The letter has gone viral on social media and generating angry reactions from all walks of life. 

"This is the dangerous situation where our society may be contaminated by the coronavirus which may be transmitted by your employees. Therefore we request you to stop them from staying in our society during this pandemic", the complaint stated. 

The copies of the above letters have also been forwarded to South Goa District Collector Office, and Directorate of health services and other concerned authorities. 

The letter also stated that this is causing the spreading of the virus in a housing society and taking cognizance object raised by the members of the society. 


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