Kerala extends COVID-19 lockdown till May 23

ANI
Updated May 15, 2021, 12:45 am IST
Kerala reported 34,694 new COVID-19 cases and 93 deaths in the last 24 hours.
  A city street wears a deserted look during Covid-induced lockdown in Kochi (File Photo: PTI)
Thiruvananthapuram: In view of high COVID-19 positivity rate, Kerala Government on Friday extended the lockdown in the state till May 23.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan also said that an enhanced ' triple lockdown' will be imposed in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram, where the test positivity rate is higher.
 
"The positivity rate remains high, so the state government has decided to extend the complete lockdown in Kerala till May 23. Triple lockdown will be imposed in Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Malappuram, where the test positivity rate is higher," he said.

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