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COVID-19: Lockdown in Kerala from May 8 to 16, announces Pinarayi Vijayan ANI | Updated: May 06, 2021 12:51 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 6 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday announced a state-wide lockdown starting Saturday till May 16 to tackle the second wave of COVID-19 situation in the state.
The lockdown will start from 6 am on May 8 till May 16. The entire state of Kerala will be under lockdown from 6 am on 8 May to 16 May. This is in the background of a strong second wave of COVID-19, Vijayan said in a tweet.
The chief minister on Wednesday highlighted the serious situation of COVID in the state and indicated the possibility of a lockdown, saying that the situation calls for imposing more restrictions in the state .
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COVID-19: Kerala likely to impose complete lockdown in districts with high positivity rate from May 4
Amid the rising COVID-19 cases in the state, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said a complete lockdown may be imposed in the districts with a high positivity rate from May 4. The surge in the COVID cases shows that the situation in the state is going worse. In this context, the interventions have been strengthened at all levels. Apart from the restrictions announced earlier, a full lockdown may have to be imposed in some districts where the Test Positivity Rate is exceeding 50 per cent. We will be going for more stringent restrictions from May 4,â Vijayan said while addressing media personnel on Friday.
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