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581 test positive in Palakkad
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Source of disease in 339 patients couldn’t be identified
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As many as 581 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Palakkad district on Monday.
When 226 of them contracted the virus through direct contact with infected persons, there were 339 cases whose source of origin could not be identified. There were 165 recoveries in the district on Monday.
District Collector Mrunmai Joshi directed 11 empanelled private hospitals in the district to set aside 10% of their ICU beds with oxygen facility for COVID-19 treatment. Hospitals having more than 50 beds have been empanelled under the State government’s Karunya Health Insurance scheme.
State revises guidelines for domestic travellers
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April 18, 2021 23:28 IST
RT-PCR test should be done within 48 hours prior to entering State or immediately afterwards; if not, 14-day room isolation in State
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Scene set to change: A view of the deserted Walayar check-post on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border on Sunday. With Kerala introducing new norms for domestic arrivals, the area could witness crowding from Monday. | Photo Credit: MUSTAFAH KK
RT-PCR test should be done within 48 hours prior to entering State or immediately afterwards; if not, 14-day room isolation in State The Health Department has revised the guidelines for travellers coming into Kerala. All domestic travellers will have to register in the e-jagratha portal and undergo RT-PCR tests either 48 hours prior to entering the State or immediately after entering the State, irrespective of their vaccination status.