Kerala lockdown extended till May 30, relaxes triple lockdown in 3 districts except Malappuram ANI | Updated: May 21, 2021 22:54 IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], May 21 (ANI): The lockdown in Kerala has been extended till May 30 while the triple lockdown will continue in Malappuram district to tackle the second wave of Covid-19, said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday.
While the triple lockdown in Ernakulam, Thrissur and Thiruvananthapuram will be lifted on May 22 morning, it will continue to remain in effect in Malappuram. In the districts where triple lockdown was imposed, except in Malappuram, test positivity rate (TPR) has come down below 25 per cent and the active caseload has also come down. Therefore, the triple lockdown will be exempted in Ernakulam, Thrissur, and Thiruvananthapuram districts from Saturday morning. The triple lockdown will continue in Malappuram while the regular lockdown will continue in all other di