Kerala Covid Surge

In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases abroad, the Kerala government today decided to intensify measures to prevent the spread of the virus in the southern state.

The Kerala government on Wednesday brought back the face masks mandate in the state, in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases reported in many other parts of the country.

Amid an unprecedented spread of coronavirus in Kerala, driven by Omicron, daily cases continue to cross the 50,000-mark.

As Kerala continues to register a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the State government on Monday said the educational institutions which have less than 40 per cent attendance for consecutive three days will be closed for two weeks.

Cinemas, theatres, gyms, and swimming pools will be temporarily shut in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram as the positivity rate in the state capital surged to 49 per cent, much higher than the national average of 20.75 per cent.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George has cautioned people against the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state during the third wave and said both Delta and Omicron variants of the virus are contributing to the ongoing unprecedented surge in daily cases.

Kerala today reported its biggest single-day surge in Omicron cases with 44 infections. The southern state has logged 107 cases so far, and a majority of the cases are from low-risk countries.

India reported 2,796 Covid-related deaths today, the highest single-day rise since July 2020.

The Goa government has made five-day quarantine compulsory for people, specially students and those coming for work purposes from Kerala, in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the southern state, officials said.

Karnataka has been keeping a close watch on its districts bordering Kerala and Maharashtra - states with a high number of Covid cases - for last several weeks. There is a an extra sharp focus on travellers from Kerala as it battles high daily cases.

India's daily Covid numbers jumped by 12 per cent today as the country reported 47,092 new infections, the biggest single-day rise in two months. About 509 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.

With over 85 per cent of coronavirus patients in Kerala isolated at homes, the state needs to step up measures to curb the daily surge, sources from the Health Ministry have said, stressing on the need to follow a plan to implement "smart and strateg

The Kerala government on Saturday declared that night curfew would be enforced in the state from next week to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Union Home Ministry was today scheduled to review the "worrying" Covid situation in Kerala in the backdrop of the "Onam spike". The state reported a huge surge in the number of fresh cases yesterday, sparking sharp criticism from the opposition.

As Kerala crossed the 31,000 mark in the daily COVID-19 cases, the Opposition Congress on Wednesday picked holes in the virus management system in the state and urged the LDF government to immediately release the health data in this regard.

In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases abroad, the Kerala government today decided to intensify measures to prevent the spread of the virus in the southern state.

The Kerala government on Wednesday brought back the face masks mandate in the state, in the wake of surge in COVID-19 cases reported in many other parts of the country.

Amid an unprecedented spread of coronavirus in Kerala, driven by Omicron, daily cases continue to cross the 50,000-mark.

As Kerala continues to register a steep rise in COVID-19 cases, the State government on Monday said the educational institutions which have less than 40 per cent attendance for consecutive three days will be closed for two weeks.

Cinemas, theatres, gyms, and swimming pools will be temporarily shut in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram as the positivity rate in the state capital surged to 49 per cent, much higher than the national average of 20.75 per cent.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George has cautioned people against the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state during the third wave and said both Delta and Omicron variants of the virus are contributing to the ongoing unprecedented surge in daily cases.

Kerala today reported its biggest single-day surge in Omicron cases with 44 infections. The southern state has logged 107 cases so far, and a majority of the cases are from low-risk countries.

India reported 2,796 Covid-related deaths today, the highest single-day rise since July 2020.

The Goa government has made five-day quarantine compulsory for people, specially students and those coming for work purposes from Kerala, in the wake of a surge in COVID-19 cases in the southern state, officials said.

Karnataka has been keeping a close watch on its districts bordering Kerala and Maharashtra - states with a high number of Covid cases - for last several weeks. There is a an extra sharp focus on travellers from Kerala as it battles high daily cases.

India's daily Covid numbers jumped by 12 per cent today as the country reported 47,092 new infections, the biggest single-day rise in two months. About 509 deaths were recorded during the past 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.

With over 85 per cent of coronavirus patients in Kerala isolated at homes, the state needs to step up measures to curb the daily surge, sources from the Health Ministry have said, stressing on the need to follow a plan to implement "smart and strateg

The Kerala government on Saturday declared that night curfew would be enforced in the state from next week to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The Union Home Ministry was today scheduled to review the "worrying" Covid situation in Kerala in the backdrop of the "Onam spike". The state reported a huge surge in the number of fresh cases yesterday, sparking sharp criticism from the opposition.

As Kerala crossed the 31,000 mark in the daily COVID-19 cases, the Opposition Congress on Wednesday picked holes in the virus management system in the state and urged the LDF government to immediately release the health data in this regard.