NEW DELHI, June 8 -- As lockdown 0.4 draws to its culminating stage, any further extension of the cautionary exercise appears to be inconsequential - at least where Goa is concerned. With the fight against the pandemic far from over, but with zero cases of COVID-19, the state was categorized as a 'Green Zone' by the Centre on May 1.
Yet, just within a fortnight Goa's green zone status was under threat as it had started recording a number of fresh COVID-19 cases against the backdrop of relaxations that automatically come with its classification as a safe territory vis-a-vis the coronavirus infections. The score is 39 and still counting!
Hence one fails to understand the haste shown by the authorities to have the state declared a green zone...