Kerala lockdown News

Nipah Virus Threat In Kerala: The Kerala Health Department has issued a high alert following the unfortunate demise of two individuals in Kozhikode due to fever, subsequently confirmed to be linked to the Nipah virus by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya.

An exemption was given in the Sunday lockdown in the last two weeks by the state government.

Kerala has extended the COVID-19 guidelines The govt has further eased the lockdown curbs Shops in Kerala have now been allowed to operate 6 days a week

The decision to impose a complete weekend curfew comes as the state has been recording more than 22,000 daily COVID-19 cases every day. The central government is sending a six-member team from the National Centre for Disease Control to the state. Some of the worst affected districts in Kerala are Malappuram, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam.

Centre is rushing high-level team to Kerala amid a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases The 6-member central team will reach Kerla by Friday to assess the COVID situation Kerala govt has announced weekend lockdown to contain COVID surge

Kerala, which is witnessing an alarming spike in daily COVID-19 cases, has further extended the weekend lockdown from this week. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said, “As large number of Covid cases are still being reported in Kerala, the team will assist the state in its ongoing efforts in Covid management.”

Some of the worst affected districts in Kerala are Malappuram, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Ernakulam, Palakkad, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam .

Apart from this, the state government has also asked district collectors to identify and demarcate micro-containment zones on a district level.

Kerala imposes complete weekend lockdown The state will conduct mass testing drive on Friday

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, informed the SC that Kerala has the highest COVID-19 positivity rate in the country.

IMA on July 18 asked Kerala to withdraw its decision to ease COVID-19 restrictions ahead of Bakrid. The apex doctors' organisation termed it 'unwarranted and inappropriate' at a time of a medical emergency.

The state government said July 18-20 will see fewer restrictions allowing shops including textile, footwear, electronic, fancy and jewellery to remain open till 8 pm. 

The relaxations and restrictions based on the categorisation of local bodies on the basis of Test Positivity Rate (TPR) will continue. Shops in category A, B and C LSGIs can function till 8 pm and banks can stay open for public for five days in a week. On Tuesday (July 13), Kerala logged 14,539 fresh COVID-19 cases and 124 deaths.

The Kerala CM said the endeavour of the State from the beginning was to protect as many people as possible from being infected or succumbing to the virus until the vaccine was available for all.

The LSG bodies have been recategorised on the basis of the average Test Positivity Rate (TPR) for the last seven days. As per new guidelines, close relatives of a COVID-19 victim are now allowed to pay their respects and perform limited religious rites, all within an hour. Forty per cent of the state's population has been administered the first COVID vaccine while 12 per cent have been fully vaccinated with both shots.

The Chief Minister said the spread of the disease in the state is on the decline The new relaxations would come into effect from 24 June He said classes for medical students will start on July 1 as they have been vaccinated

Kerala government decided to ease COVID-induced lockdown restrictions from Thursday. The Kerala police had allowed unrestricted traveling in the areas where the COVID test positivity rate (TPR) is less than 8 percent.

The Chief Minister also announced withdrawal of "triple lockdown" in Malappuram district, where the number of cases was high.

Kerala has been under lockdown since May 8 after weekend restrictions and lockdown-like curbs imposed earlier failed to create any desired impact in terms of the daily caseload of the infected persons. On May 16, the lockdown was extended to May 23.

A Kerala man was arrested for allegedly stealing a bus to meet his wife amid the state-wide lockdown. In his desire to travel to 'meet his wife' he fooled police officials across four districts. He is a known offender and his story is being verified.