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PANJIM: Five migrant workers working on Mobor and Cutbona jetties have died due to diarrhoea, while 163 such cases have been detected since August 17, according to the Directorate of Health Services (DHS).
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Nearly four to five new cases are being detected per day as of Tuesday, informed State
epidemiologist Dr
Utkarsh Betodkar.
Some workers have tested positive for cholera and it appears that all are related to cholera, he added. The affected workers are aged between 19 and 50. However, the outbreak has not yet affected the local population, he said.
Ten patients are presently admitted in Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC), Bambolim, while 15 are admitted in the South Goa District Hospital, Margao.
The DHS has been supplying oral rehydration solution (ORS0 to workers and medicine kits have also been supplied to boat owners. It has initiated containment measures in association with boat owners and local village panchayats.
Maintain hygiene standards at fishing jetties, CM instructs Fisheries Dept
PANJIM: Terming the deaths of workers at jetties as very unfortunate, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday issued strict instructions to the Fisheries Department to ensure that hygiene standards at all fishing jetties are significantly improved and strictly maintained.
Additionally, the Health Department is actively monitoring the situation and providing guidance to the workforce on maintaining proper hygiene, taking preventive measures, and ensuring early diagnosis to prevent further incidents. All the stakeholders of the trade must also ensure strict adherence to the instructions of the Fisheries and Health Departments, he added.
“I have directed both Collectors to monitor the situation on the ground, ensuring that all necessary actions are taken to safeguard the health of the workers,” Sawant said.
