Meanwhile, the health department will have a crisis management meeting Monday to enhance mechanisms to screen patients coming into Goa, especially in view of the Ganesh Chaturthi season approaching.

Along with Christmas, Ganesh Chaturthi is one of the most popular festivals in Goa, which sees thousands of Goans settled outside the state returning to their ancestral homes to offer prayers to the deity.

'Bus tour operators will be taken into confidence. We are working at that. We will also have a campaign at bus stations and other busy disembarking points to make people aware of swine flu and its symptoms,' Jose said.