>From the Facebook page of Dr Anita Kamath Dudhane Feels like deja vu - we are back again into a difficult situation with this virus - I would have thought that there would be no need for a post like this by now but due to queries - putting out this information - A) If you have symptoms or have had close contact with someone who has tested positive - you should get tested in any of the large hospitals or labs private or govt. ( I just heard that the labs have been saying that Mumbai has asked not to send Goa samples there as they are overwhelmed - BUT we have Manipal hospital, Victor Hospital and GMC that are doing the tests here in Goa BUT PLEASE RECONFIRM THIS INFORMATION AS THINGS CHANGE) B) If you have symptoms esp breathlessness please call or meet your physician ( private or any PHC or govt hospital) - they may ask for a chest CT. C) if your CT shows pneumonia - don't panic. The CT score is important and your pulse oxygen levels. Your physician will make the decision on whether you need to be admitted or remain in home isolation or go to Shyam Prasad Mukherjee Stadium. D) Please don't spread rumors about hospitals being full or charging exorbitant rates - you may discourage someone from going to one. The situation changes many times a day - eg Manipal was full with a waiting list of 13 at 2 pm Saturday but they were willing to consider a patient with a high CT score and GMC has had a stellar track record in expanding wards to accommodate patients and the South Goa District hospital is again being used for COVID patients
For testing (done in Goa) A) Margao Victor Hospital 8 am - 3 PM Monday to Saturdays. *Miramar* at Miramar Residency (Yatri Niwas) Miramar Beach, Miramar, Panaji, Goa 403001 Morning 10:00 to Noon 01:00 *Mapusa* at Dr.Olavo Ribeiro Hospital near Alankar Theatre, Mapusa, Goa 403507 084118 12914 - 10 am to 1 pm Sundays *only at Margao Victor Hospital* 9:30 AM to 12:30 Noon Cost - Rs 2430.00 B) Manipal hospital - 1800 102 5555 Open all days including Sunday - cost is Rs 1400 C) GMC Numbers for hospitals and labs Manipal Hospital - 1800 102 5555 Healthway Hospital - 0832 246 7666 Victor Hospital - +919850600248 V M Salgaonkar hospital - 0832 - 6691919 SRL - +91 83800 98410 Metropolis - +91 95525 98668 Suburban Diagnostics - +917721856622 Thyrocare - +919850481815 Also check https://www.goa.gov.in/covid-19/goa-fights-covid-19/ <https://www.goa.gov.in/covid-19/goa-fights-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR3me0wWSK_rll5C7YCJZZQvZqNSODPkTIMN9h-f3SZ1EtF2dwbQ7suPmgQ>