Covid second wave: Why Kerala is locking down Covid second wave: Why Kerala is locking down | India Today Insight The state is heading for a Covid crisis. Localised lockdowns have proved ineffective with infections raging in 12 districts advertisement UPDATED: May 7, 2021 11:01 IST A policeman patrols a vacant road during extended lockdown after surge in COVID-19 cases, in Kochi, May 4 (PTI) A day after taking charge for a second consecutive term, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced a full lockdown in the state from May 8-16 in a bid to break the Covid infection chain. He’s just won a historic battle by leading the Left Democratic Front to a second massive victory at the hustings but now faces an uphill task with more and more infected people demanding hospital care and ventilator support.