Thiruvananthapuram, April 10: Minister of Health, Smt K K Shailaja Teacher today announced that three more hospitals in Kerala have received the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification. The new Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Kallikaddu, Thiruvananthapuram with 95% points, the Family Health Centre (FHC) at Kalladikode, Palakkad with 94% and the FHC at Nenmanikara, Thrissur with 93% are the three hospitals which got the NQAS recognition. With this achievement, the top 12 PHCs of the country are in Kerala.
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Seven new cases & 27 recoveries today, total 238 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, April 10: Seven new Covid-19 cases were confirmed in Kerala today. Three persons in Kasargod district and two each from Kannur and Malappuram districts have tested positive today. The two cases in Malappuram district are Nizamuddin returnees. The other five cases have got infection locally through contact. This was announced by the Minister of Health and Social Justice, Smt K K Shailaja Teacher.
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