Strict restrictions to be implemented as part of triple lockdown: CM

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that strict restrictions will be implemented in the four districts of Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram where triple lockdown will be in force from midnight tomorrow. “A detailed order in this regard will be issued by the respective District Disaster Management Authorities. The current lockdown will continue in the other ten districts of the State”, the Chief Minister said while briefing the media.

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Kerala extends lockdown till May 23, triple lockdown in 4 districts from May 16

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today announced that the lockdown in the State will be extended till May 23 as the test positivity rates are high in all the districts. “Strict restrictions will be required in places where the disease is not under control and the number of patients is increasing. To bring down the severe spread of the disease, triple lockdown will be implemented in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram districts from May 16”, the CM said while briefing the media.

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Kerala demands more vaccine from Centre as 43,529 tests positive today

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala today reported 43,529 new cases of Covid-19 from 1,46,320 sample tests in the last 24 hours with a test positivity rate of 29.75%. This is the highest number of new positive cases to be detected on any single day so far. 95 deaths were also confirmed today as caused by Covid taking the related death toll in the State to 6,053. At present, there are 4,32,789 persons under treatment across Kerala even as 34,600 patients have recovered from the disease today. Ernakulam district has the highest number of…

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