The state is on lockdown-like restrictions since May 4. (PTI file photo)
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A total lockdown has been declared in Kerala from May 8 to May 16 in view of the rapid surge in Covid-19 cases in the state.
The state is on lockdown-like restrictions since May 4.
However, the health department has asked the state government to go for a total lockdown since the daily tally of coronavirus cases had crossed 30,000.
On Wednesday, above 40,000 Covid-19 cases were reported in the state.
Most of the districts in the state are having test positivity rate (TPR) above 20% for the past two weeks.
The government has made it clear that there is no other alternative.
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Thursday the state will go into lockdown from May 8-May 16. Kerala is one of the worst affected states due to Covid-19