Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vjayan today said that the state was not in favor of restarting regular services of inter-state trains yet, and warned that any railway passenger who arrives without pre-registering on the state COVID portal will be put in institutional quarantine for 14 days. At the same time, Vijayan said he was not […]
At least one passenger on each of the two flights operated on Day 1 of Vande Bharat rescue mission have tested positive on arrival, raising some concern about the safety of the passengers on these flights. Day 1 of the operation had seen around 340 passengers touch down in two separate flights at Kochi and […]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today termed as risky and unfortunate the centre’s decision to not screen for Coronavirus infection before allowing passengers to board rescue flights that have started from today. Vijayan said the decision to potentially mix asymptomatic COVID-19 patients with healthy passengers in these flights from abroads would have serious consequences for […]
For the first time in 45 days, Kerala reported no new Coronavirus cases today, even as 9 more people recovered fully from the infection. The last time Kerala was able to report no new Coronavirus case was on March 17. With this, the total number of COVID-19 patients in Kerala has fallen to 102. The […]
Kerala, which seemed to be on track to more or less eliminate Coronavirus 2019 by mid-May, could be seeing the beginnings of a ‘third wave’ of COVID-19 infections, starting with districts that share a border with other states. The worst affected in the new wave seem to be Palakkad and Idukki districts, both of which […]
Pinarayi Vijayan, chief minister of Kerala — a region with one of the highest success rates in arresting Coronavirus spread anywhere in the world — today warned the people of the state about a possible famine-like situation if the infection gets out of hand in other parts of India. Kerala, with one of the highest […]
With an addition of 127 cases so far today, the western Indian state of Gujarat has dislodged the national capital Delhi as the state with the second highest number of Coronavirus 2019 cases in India. The state, which also crossed the 2,000 patient milestone today, also has the highest death rate — along with Madhya […]
Health authorities in Kerala are in a state of surprise, if not shock, due to a new trend showing NRIs who have been in quarantine for 25 days or more starting to show COVID-19 symptoms. The new findings fly in the face of the widespread assumption that Coronavirus infected persons will show symptoms within 14 […]
Even as other states continued to report high levels of new COVID-19 cases, Kerala reported a net decline of 20 in its tally of Coronavirus patients. While 7 new cases were reported, 27 existing patients tested negative and were discharged from the hospital. The number of new cases reported today is the lowest in nearly […]
Even as discussions about the continuation of the national lockdown continues, India has seen a record number of new COVID-19 patients in the last 24 hours. According to various crowd-sourced data sources, a total of 809 new cases of Coronavirus infections were reported in the last 24 hours (official confirmation expected today afternoon). This is […]
Kerala State Co-operative Consumers’ Federation Ltd, popularly known as ConsumerFed, has started online ordering of grocery kits, starting with the Ernakulam district. The government-controlled body, however, is yet to scale up deliveries, and is accepting only 100 orders per day. Moreover, orders are currently being delivered only out of the Kakkanad depot, in an around […]
Supreme Court of India today refused to stay an order by Kerala High Court directing Karnataka to open all its roads to Kerala for essential traffic. Karnataka had, a week ago, closed all the major roads from Kasargode district in Kerala — a major Coronavirus hotspot with around 150 COVID-19 cases. Karnataka government dumped truckloads […]
Kerala High Court has stayed a government of Kerala order allowing the sales of alcohol to anyone who produces a doctor’s prescription for the same. A civil supplies department official had issued directions to liquor dispensing agencies instructing them to provide liquor in case a person came with a doctor’s prescription for the same. At […]
Maharashtra has emerged as the lead state in India as far as Coronavirus infections are concerned, going by an analysis of the details of state-wise COVID-19 cases in India (see table). While the numbers are changing every hour, as of April 3 Friday, Maharashtra continued to remain on the top with 423 cases and 21 […]
A day after Uttar Pradesh government sent dozens of buses to transport migrant workers from Delhi to their hometowns, migrant workers in Kerala defied the Coronavirus lockdown to hold a massive protest in Payippad in Changanassery in Kerala. Hundreds of outstation workers belonging to states like Assam, West Bengal, Orissa and nearby regions came out […]
Kerala reported the highest number of Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in a single day today. A total of 39 new cases were confirmed today, out of which 34 were reported from the Kasargode district adjoining Karnataka. Within this 34, 21 people came from Dubai, while the remaining caught the infection from these people. The number of […]
A 38-year-old man from Kunnamkulam in Kerala reportedly committed suicide on the third day of the pan-India Coronavirus shutdown in Kerala because he could not get his daily dose of alcohol. Sanoj, a resident of Thuvanoor near Kunnamkulam was found dead today morning. According to the statements of his relatives, he was showing signs of […]
With a 21-day lockdown on people movement coming into place overnight, the Kerala government has taken an in-principle decision to allow the sale of liquor via the Internet. A decision in this respect was taken at today’s meeting of the council of ministers headed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, according to local media reports. Liquor […]
Kerala Government may radically expand the number of liquor outlets in the state by tomorrow to prevent crowding at the existing outlets. Kerala State Beverages Corporation, along with Kerala State Co-operatives Consumers’ Federation, has a legal monopoly over the retailing of liquor in Kerala. However, with only around 300 outlets to serve a population of […]
Kerala Government today announced further steps to stop the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19. These steps, listed below, will be in force till March 31, and may be extended beyond that. Highlights: A ban on public transport Taxi and auto can operate subject to restrictions A ban on public worship, including at temples, churches and mosques […]
