Kerala Health Minister warns of spike in cases within three weeks

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The minister said the health department will ensure that COVID-19 protocols are being followed by the political parties, including ruling CPI(M). Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Saturday said the COVID clusters in the state were increasing and warned that there are chances of a rapid spread of coronavirus within the next three weeks. George, … Read more

COVID-19: Why deaths in Kerala continue to be high despite declining caseload

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As per the COVID-19 dashboard of Kerala, about 74% of the deaths have been among people aged above 60 years. Coronavirus in Kerala: Kerala had seen a worrisome spurt of growth after the much celebrated festival of Onam. However, now, the cases finally seem to decline, as the active cases have gone down by a … Read more

Faint rural-urban divide, high elderly population among nine reasons behind Kerala’s Covid-19 spurt, Centre says

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Dr. Singh said Kerala’s current Rt value was 1.12 Little of no rule-urban divide, a high density of elderly population, and unlocking of the tourism sector were behind the spurt in Covid-19 cases in Kerala, according to a report submitted by the central team that had visited the state to take stock of the situation. … Read more

Despite rising Coronavirus tally, Kerala lifts all major restrictions from today, check details

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The government order also said that even children can accompany adults to the establishments without any restrictions. In a surprising move, the state government of Kerala decided to substantially relax the Covid-19 restrictions despite the state continuing to record a high number of daily Covid-19 tally. In a decision taken on Wednesday, the state government … Read more

Kerala updates COVID-19 travel guidelines, allows exemption from mandatory RT-PCR test to fully vaccinated passengers

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The Kerala government added that these guidelines would come into force immediately. Kerala travel guidelines: Kerala has updated its travel guidelines! As part of its efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, Kerala was requiring any travellers entering the state to carry a negative RT-PCR report. However, in an updated order on Wednesday, the state … Read more

Coronavirus Cases India Live Updates: India reports 2.4 lakh new cases; over 19.49 crore vaccine doses administered

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Coronavirus updates LIVE: During this, the vaccination drive in the country is still ongoing. Coronavirus Lockdown and Curfew Extended Live Updates, Covid-19 Cases in India Live: As India battles a severe second wave of the coronavirus, the cases seem to be reducing in the country. In the past 24 hours, the country has reported 2,40,842 … Read more

Coronavirus live updates: As country records highest single-day jump in 84 days, recovery rate marginally drops

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India now also has a total recovery of close to 1.1 crore people. Coronavirus latest updates: India reported over 25,000 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the tally of active cases to 2,10,544, while 161 deaths took the total number of deaths due to coronavirus in India to 1,58,607. However, India now also has … Read more

India and her war with coronavirus: A look back on Covid cases, deaths in last one year

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More than 1.5 lakh people have succumbed to the deadly infection, not to forget loss of livelihoods and massive economy. (PTI Image) A 20 year old female was rushed to the Emergency Department in General Hospital of Thrissur, Kerala on January 27, 2020 after she complained of a dry cough and sore throat. While the … Read more

Coronavirus Vaccination LIVE UPDATES: AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla receive vaccine shot

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the launch of COVID-19 vaccination drive. (Photo source: ANI) Coronavirus vaccination in India LIVE UPDATES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched the world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination programme via video conferencing. While launching the drive the prime minister said that a vaccination drive at such a massive scale was never … Read more

Kerala daily Covid growth rate 3 times that of national average

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Kerala, however, has one of the lowest case fatality rates— total deaths upon total cases— in the country. Kerala was considered a model state in terms of managing the coronavirus but last week it became the eighth state in India to cross three lakh infections. Only two months ago, it had one of the lowest … Read more