Kerala Tourism aims to bounce back with help from Taiwan

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Tourism, a big revenue earner for Kerala, has suffered significant damage over the past three years. (Kerala Tourism) A Taiwanese delegation, which recently visited Kerala and met Tourism Minister P.A. Mohammed Rias, has expressed a desire to work with the state’s tourism sector, Asian News International reported. The delegation members discussed with Rias tourism in Taiwan and … Read more

Nipah virus returns to Kerala, 12-year-old boy dies in Kozhikode; central team rushed to state

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Nipah is a zoonotic virus that humans can contract from animals, including pigs and bats. (Photo credit: PRD, Govt of Kerala) A 12-year-old boy suffering from Nipah virus died in Kozhikode on Sunday, Health Minister Veena George said. The boy had been admitted to hospital on September 1 and his samples sent to the Pune … Read more

Covid-19: Everything to know about Karnataka’s quarantine protocols for travellers from Kerala

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Those spending quarantine at institutional facilities will be allowed to leave only after they return a negative RT-PCR report. (File) Karnataka’s recent order for a mandatory, week-long institutional quarantine for employees and students from Kerala sparked confusion. Here is the Karnataka government’s latest guideline in detail. Institutional quarantineKarnataka re-imposed institutional quarantine for those arriving from … 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

Covid-19: As active cases spiral, what happened to Kerala’s model pandemic management?

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According to the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, with an active case load of 1.54 lakh, Kerala contributes 37.1 per cent of the country’s total active cases. A high-level team from the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare will arrive in Kerala today amid an exponential rise in Covid-19 cases over the … Read more

Covid-19 surge fear in festive season: Learn from Kerala’s lessons during Onam, says Union Health Minister

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Union health minister emphasized that community transmission can occur if the area is densely populated. Coronavirus cases in India have been growing for months now and now the people have resumed their everyday activities with utmost precautions amid the outbreak. One such thing among it is celebrating festivities in various parts of the country. However, … Read more