The vaccination drive that is being carried out at various centres in Bicholim taluka for 18 to 44 years age group is witnessing a overwheling response from many youth, including Covid warriors.

The high court of Bombay at Goa on Monday instructed the state to procure more vaccines for the 18-44 years age group after being informed that the government had received just 32,000 of the five lakh doses it had sought.

Goa reported 1.562 new infections of Covid-19, 4,008 recoveries, and 53 casualties on Monday.

A day after Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc in the state, claiming two lives, large parts of Goa on Monday continued to be without electricity and water supply, after heavy winds and rain uprooted hundreds of trees and damaged electrical infrastructure including electricity poles and transformers.

Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Monday lashed out at political functionaries trying to gain mileage from the situation that has arisen since Cyclone Tauktae’s ferocious assault on Goa on Sunday.

The directorate of fire and emergency services were kept busy on Monday too as they went about clearing blocked roads and removing debris in the aftermath of Cyclone Tauktae.