Thiruvananthapuram, April 16: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today presented a plan for a phased relaxation of lockdown in the State, in consonance with the Central guidelines. “The State Government will abide by the general guidelines announced by the Central Government while extending the lockdown till May 03. We would request approval from Centre for grouping of districts based on the number of active/positive cases and allowing certain exemptions in these places. However, all common restrictions applicable to pan India will continue in Kerala”, he said.
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Seven new cases & 27 recoveries today, total 147 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, April 16: Seven new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Kerala today – four persons from Kannur district, two in Kozhikode district and one in Kasargod district. Among the new cases, five are people who have returned from abroad and two are cases of local transmission.
Read MoreGovernment sets up Cancer treatment centres in all 14 districts, first in country
Thiruvananthapuram, April 15: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today announced that the State Government is setting up 22 Cancer treatment centres across all the 14 districts in the State in association with the Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) at Thiruvananthapuram. This would enable cancer patients to continue their treatment during this Covid period. This is for the first time such an initiative for cancer care is being done in the country
Read MoreSeven recoveries & only one new case today, total 167 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, April 15: Briefing the media about the Covid-19 situation in the State, Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan said, “Just one fresh case of the Coronavirus infection was reported in Kerala today while the test results of seven patients under treatment came as negative.” The lone case from Kannur district has got the infection through primary contact. Four patients from Kasargod district, two from Kozhikode district and one from Kollam district are those who have recovered from Covid-19 and tested negative.
Read MorePathanamthitta district gets a Vanitha Police Station as Vishu gift
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14: As part of the State Government’s initiatives to improve the safety and security of women and children in the State, Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan had yesterday announced the opening of three new Vanitha Police Stations at Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Kasargod from today (Vishu).
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