Thiruvananthapuram, April 22: Kerala reported 11 new cases of Covid-19 today, seven from Kannur district, two in Kasargod district, and one each from Kottayam and Malappuram districts. Five of them have come back from overseas and three have got the infection through primary contact. One person is a health worker and two are house surgeons at Kozhikode Medical College who had travelled to Kerala by train.
Read MoreKerala Chief Minister calls for self-sufficiency in food production
Thiruvananthapuram, April 21: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today asked the people in the State to be self-sufficient in producing food grains and in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables so as to be prepared for any eventuality in future. Kerala is dependent on other States for meeting its demand for food grains, fruits and vegetables.
Read More19 new cases & 16 recoveries, total 117 patients under treatment
Thiruvananthapuram, April 21: Kerala today saw a spike in the number of Coronavirus cases being reported with 19 new cases being confirmed today. Ten of the new cases are from Kannur district, four in Palakkad district, three from Kasargod district, and one each in Malappuram and Kollam districts. Of these, 13 persons have returned from abroad, three from Tamil Nadu and one from Uttar Pradesh. The rest two are cases of local transmission.
Read MoreInstitute of Advanced Virology, Trivandrum gets Global Virus Network membership
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20: Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today announced that the Institute of Advanced Virology (IAV) at Thiruvananthapuram has got membership in the Global Virus Network (GVN). This is the first institution in the country to get the prestigious GVM membership. This would give IAV access to the GVN’s researchers at 45 centres across 29 countries for detection and management of viral diseases apart from the exchange of ideas and resource material.
Read MoreKerala CM applauds Kerala’s efforts for containing Covid outbreak
Thiruvananthapuram, April 20: Kerala Chief Minister, Shri Pinarayi Vijayan today applauded the efforts of the people in the State in containing the outbreak of the pandemic. “Medical professional, Health care workers, Government officials, sanitation workers, and the general public, in fact, everyone worked together to achieve the single goal of restricting the spread of the Coronavirus in the State. They deserve to be appreciated. But at the same time, we cannot afford to take a break. Any carelessness on our part might make the situation disastrous and beyond control.”
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