Thiruvananthapuram, May 06: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today informed that the State is ready to receive the Pravasi Malayalees being evacuated from overseas. The first two flights from UAE are expected to arrive in Kerala tomorrow. But he also mentioned that he is yet to receive any reply from the Prime Minister on the State’s demand for mandatory pre-boarding Covid tests for those who are being evacuated.
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Seven recoveries & no new cases today, total 30 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, May 06: No new case of Covid-19 was detected in Kerala today. At the same time, seven patients under treatment have tested negative today. Six patients in Kottayam district including a native of Idukki district and one patient from Pathanamthitta district are those recovered from the disease. The total number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus infection in the State is 502 and 30 patients are still under treatment in different hospitals.
Read MoreKerala expresses concern over evacuating NRIs without Covid testing
Thiruvananthapuram, 05 May: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today welcomed the decision of the Government of India to evacuate the Pravasies and those stranded in foreign countries but expressed concern over bringing them back without Covid testing before the flights. The State is also apprehensive about the limited number of people being brought back.
Read MoreNew guidelines for Keralites coming from Red Zones in other States
Thiruvananthapuram, 05 May: Kerala today announced new quarantine guidelines for those stranded Malayalees coming in from red zones in other States.
Read MoreThree new cases today, total 37 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, 05 May: After a brief gap of two days without any positive cases, three new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Kerala today. All the three are cases of local transmission and are from Wayanad district. Meanwhile, there were no recovery cases today as there were no negative results. This was announced by Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan while briefing the media.
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