Complete lockdown to be enforced strictly in Kerala; guidelines for working of financial sector modified
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Last Updated: May 07, 2021, 09:58 PM IST
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The steps taken for strict enforcement of the lockdown include deployment of about 25,000 police personnel under the leadership of top police officers holding responsibility of law and order, to ensure adherence to guidelines.
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The nine-day complete lockdown from May 8 to check the massive spread of COVID-19 in Kerala will be enforced strictly, with modification in guidelines for the financial sector like banks, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Friday. He also said that to ease the burden on the people due to the spread of disease and lockdown measures, the government would continue to provide free provision kits to all ration card holders, irrespective of categories this month too.
Over 100 booked for violating quarantine norms in Ernakulam
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AAA The Kalloorkkad police on Thursday registered a case against a COVID-19 patient on charge of violating quarantine norms. He allegedly stepped out of his house despite having tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. He was also accused of removing the barricade denoting containment zone and has been slapped with charges under the Kerala Epidemic Diseases Ordinance.
The Ernakulam Rural police on Thursday registered 115 cases for quarantine violations. Thirty-five persons were arrested and three vehicles were seized. Action was also taken against 1,813 for not wearing masks and 1,674 for not maintaining physical distance.