Crowding amid Covid surge in Kochi As the election campaigning is over, the state has started enforcing Covid protocol strictly to manage the second wave. Share Via Email | A+A A- By Express News Service KOCHI: As the election campaigning is over, the state has started enforcing Covid protocol strictly to manage the second wave. Ernakulam alone has reported 654 new cases on April 8 as compared to 504 cases on April 7. The city is also witnessing more and more crowding on roads and in the streets. Traffic blocks have seen a considerable spike in the last week. Many public transport facilities are also seeing an increase in the number of passengers.