The entire state of Kerala will be under lockdown from 6am on 8 May to 16 May Published: May 08, 2021 08:58 ANI Empty streets after Kerala declares lockdown to curb COVID-19 surge. Image Credit: ANI/Twitter
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India: Amid rising cases of COVID-19, Kerala woke up to deserted streets and closed shops as the eight-day statewide lockdown came into effect from 6am Saturday.
Earlier on Thursday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had announced a state-wide lockdown till May 16 to tackle the second wave of COVID-19 situation in the state. The entire state of Kerala will be under lockdown from 6am on 8 May to 16 May. This is in the background of a strong second wave of COVID-19, Vijayan had said in a tweet.
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that the state has reported 41,971 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours as the test positivity rate stood at 28.25 per cent.So far, 14,43,633 people have recovered in the state, while the .
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Still from a video of the two volunteers moving a Covid-19 patient to a hospital on a two-wheeler in Kerala s Alappuzha (Photo Credits: PS Gopikrishnan Unnithan/India Today)
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Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 8 (ANI): Strict measures are being taken by the Kerala Police to enforce the COVID-19 lockdown in Kerala, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday as the state started the nine-day lockdown.