Kerala Coronavirus

Kerala Providing Doorstep Covid Vaccination For Bedridden Patients

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday June 11, 2021

Anandavalli, 80, is partially paralysed and under the state's palliative care for the last four years. Her only source of income is Rs 1,600, a pension she gets every month, and her daughter is a daily wager.

Kerala Reports Record 196 Covid Deaths, Minister Says Fatality Rate Low

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday May 24, 2021

Days after being sworn in as Kerala's new Health Minister, Veena George told NDTV the focus is on increasing supply of Covid vaccines as soon as possible, and that the state - which has 2.78 lakh active cases - is "in desperate need" of vaccines

Drones, Geo Fencing To Be Used In 4 "Triple Lockdown" Kerala Districts

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 15, 2021

Drones and Geo Fencing technology will be used and strict restrictions would be clamped in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram districts, where triple lockdown will come into force from midnight on Sunday.

Kerala High Court Rejects Plea Against Cut In Cost Of Covid Test

Kerala News | ANI | Friday May 7, 2021

The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to stay the state government's order to reduce the charge for RT-PCR tests from Rs 1,700 to Rs 500.

Kerala To Set Up Oxygen War Rooms Across State To Fight Covid Surge

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Friday April 30, 2021

Kerala is setting up oxygen war rooms across the state as India fights a frightening surge in Covid cases, which has led to an unprecedented rise in the demand of medical oxygen.

"Kerala Covid Vaccination Drive Will Be Uninterrupted": Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala News | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Wednesday April 28, 2021

Kerala's Covid-19 vaccination drive will go ahead "uninterrupted", tweeted Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday, adding that the state will purchase 1 crore doses of Covishield and Covaxin from the open market.

Amid Unprecedented Covid Surge, Kerala Scrambles To Ramp Up Oxygen Beds

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday April 28, 2021

As Kerala reported over 30,000 coronavirus cases for the first time, the state government is facing the challenge to ramp up the availability of critical care beds on war footing.

As Covid Cases Spike, 3 More Exams Left For Class X Students In Kerala

South | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday April 27, 2021

Students appearing for their Class 10 examination in Kerala have three more papers to write even as the practical exams for students of Class 12, who appeared for their last exam on Monday, have been postponed amid a raging pandemic.

Kerala Announces Covid Curbs; Malls, Movie Halls, Gyms To Remain Shut

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Monday April 26, 2021

Announcing stringent curbs to control the unprecedented coronavirus surge, the Kerala government has ordered that cinema halls, malls, gyms, sports complexes, swimming pools and bars in the state will remain shut indefinitely.

Kerala Reports 28,447 New Covid Cases, Highest Single-Day Surge So Far

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 23, 2021

Kerala continued to witness a spike in fresh COVID-19 infections adding 28,447 cases on Friday, the highest single day surge so far, pushing the caseload to 13,50,501, the state government said.

"Need 50 Lakh Vaccine Doses, Got 5.5 Lakh": Kerala's Appeal To PM Modi

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday April 20, 2021

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to highlight a severe shortfall in Covid vaccines, and highlight financial constraints in the centre's proposal to allow states to buy doses from manufacturers

Kerala Bars Entry Of Devotees At Thrissur Pooram As State Fights Surge

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday April 19, 2021

Kerala has decided to prohibit the public from attending the Thrissur Pooram - the famous temple festival held on the grounds of Vadakkunathan temple in Thrissur - 24 hours after state health minister told NDTV the festival will be held as planned.

Kerala Reports Over 13,800 Covid Cases In Biggest Ever Single-Day Spike

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Saturday April 17, 2021

Kerala on Saturday registered a record high in daily cases with 13,835 new COVID-19 cases. On Friday, Kerala crossed the 10,000 daily cases mark. The Test Positivity Rate for the state has jumped to 17.04% in comparison to a 12.53% earlier this week.

Vaccines Will Last Only 3 Days: Kerala Chief Minister Writes To Centre

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday April 12, 2021

Kerala's COVID-19 vaccine stock will last only three more days and the state needs at least 50 lakh doses, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said in a letter to Health Minister Harsh Vardhan.

91 Kerala Students Who Tested Positive Went To Same Tuition Centre

India News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Wednesday February 10, 2021

Days after 192 Class 10 students from two schools in Kerala's Malappuram tested positive for COVID-19, a district education officer has said that 91 attended a common tuition centre.