Report from coronavirus in Goa
Lockdown in Goa started on March 21 and has lasted until today, 23/05/2020.
What is open under lockdown in Goa
Currently, most institutions, shops are open, restaurants only take phone or online orders or you can take away, we can also go to the beach and swim. For about 3 weeks, the liquor stores have also been opened, because for over 40 days they had been all closed. The queues on the opening day were amazingly long ... We can also go to the hairdresser and beauty parlor.
What is closed under lockdown in Goa now and what about the police in Goa
However, the state borders, as well as hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, churches, schools, casinos, airport, shopping centers are closed all the time. Masks in public places are mandatory and police can be notices in many places. However, the police are not as restrictive as at the beginning of the lockdown when in India they had right to use bamboo sticks and set punishments in the form of push-ups or squats:) When the situation calmed down after all 7 cases recovered and no new ones turned up, the government decided to ease the restrictions.
Lockdown in Goa a before
When it comes to shop operations, it was not so perfect at the beginning because suddenly all the stores and restaurants were closed and normal shopping was not possible, including basic food provisions. Many tourists and local people were hanging out hungry and it was hard to find any open shop or stall. If you did not do the shopping before the lockdown or did not have stocks, it was difficult to lead quite a normal life. It took a few days, then you could do the basic shopping at given hours from 9 am to 11am, later on from 9 am to 4 pm . Finally, almost all the stores were open. There was chaos and in some places people didn't have money to buy food. It was evident that the Goan Government were completely unprepared and did not know exactly what to do. Stores did not have food, so some had been closed for a long time or do not have all their goods to this day. Instead, there were fishermen in the streets who were selling fish. You could then buy tuna and other fish at extremely low prices. People lined up and didn't care about keeping the distance;) They are still selling fish or shrimps all the time, but now prices are higher, and fish markets have started working.
Cases in Goa now and before
We currently have 52 total corona virus cases, but these are mainly cases caught after traveling by train, people who came to Goa from other states where the virus is rapidly spreading, such as Mumbai and Delhi. Currently, 9 people are cured and others are in the process of treatment. Before that, we had only 7 cases in Goa that were completely cured, they were caught at Goa airport and quarantined.
After almost 2 months, the Government decided to start the railway travel to bring people back to Goa, all those who were outside Goa, that is why we have the new cases of coronavirus. We'll see how it goes .... for now, the future is uncertain .... The only good thing is the possibility of using the beaches and bathing, the monsoon season is in the air and thus power cuts :) Normal here....
Restaurant owners are demanding restaurant resume and slowly the government is organizing the returns of people and employees who are stuck here and cannot return home due to the sealed state borders. Their situation is the worst because many of them lack financial resources. Fortunately, there are places where food rations are given out, however, this does not solve all problems. People try not to complain, but feel that everyone is concerned because of the uncertainty of the next day, month or year.
Here at the end of this post there are short videos from March, April and May 2020 from the beach and the roads around Colva and Banaulium. As you can see the sky is overcast due to the approaching monsoon season.
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