Of the deaths, four occurred in the last few days but were not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 20 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the release said. Kerala on Sunday recorded 596 fresh COVID-19 … Read more
Of the new cases, eight were health workers and 769 infected through contact with the source of it not being clear in 32, the release said. Kerala on Monday recorded 809 fresh COVID-19 infections which raised the total caseload to 65,21,907 so far. The southern State reported 78 deaths and took the tally to 66,886 … Read more
The government has divided the state’s 14 districts into three zones — A, B and C — factoring in the caseload at hospitals in each district. Kerala has introduced fresh norms to impose curbs amid a surge in the state’s Covid-19 test positivity rate to an all-time high of 40% on Thursday and the active … Read more
At present, Kerala has 49,459 active cases, of which 7.2% are in hospitals. (File) Children taking part in the ongoing pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala will not need a negative RT-PCR test report, the state government has announced. The Kerala government said in a November 26 order that parents or adults accompanying the … Read more
Veena George, Health Minister, Kerala LIZ MATHEW: The first Covid case in the country was reported in Kerala in January 2020. What have the challenges been since then?We developed a protocol much before the World Health Organisation came up with one, and our strategy has been to delay the peak (of the Covid curve). The … Read more
The 41-day pilgrimage ends on December 26 with Mandala Puja. (File/IE) As thousands of devotees prepare to make the journey to Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala for the annual Mandala season that began on Monday, the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has started special services from major depots. The government has also arranged chartered services … Read more
As for other people arriving in Goa from Kerala, they have to show a negative RTPCR report . (Representative Image) With Covid-19 cases now largely being concentrated in Kerala, the Goa government has ordered for mandatory institutional quarantine for employees and students arrive from the state. Moreover, a mandatory negative RTPCR report needs to be … Read more
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
What also emerges is that Kerala has managed to keep a large percentage of its population unexposed until vaccines arrived. When it comes to dealing with the virus – Nipah earlier or Covid now, most had come to believe that Kerala cannot go wrong. Yet the plantation economy-based south Indian state, known for a record … Read more
With the Kerala’s Health Department revising the guidelines for domestic travellers, it is now mandatory for all domestic travellers to register on the e-Jagratha portal. (Image: Twitter/Kerala Tourism) Are you planning to visit Kerala? Known as a traveller’s paradise, Kerala has ranked among the most popular destinations across the country once the lockdown restrictions had … Read more