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May 14, 2021 12:26 IST
In view of the COVID-19 challenge, the District-level Disaster Management Authority issued special instructions to the taluk-level revenue department authorities to strictly comply with the safety protocol while opening relief camps.
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Residents of the coastal area of Thoppayil in Kozhikode city trying to cover parts a house with plastic and metal sheets to protect it from surging waves. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh
In view of the COVID-19 challenge, the District-level Disaster Management Authority issued special instructions to the taluk-level revenue department authorities to strictly comply with the safety protocol while opening relief camps.
Amidst the looming pandemic worries, 31 persons from the Kozhikode coastal area, who underwent a mandatory COVID-19 test ahead of their shifting to a relief camp following sea erosion threat, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Officials said the patients were immediately shifted to
Asks people to brace for a season of heavy rain and sea surges
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was on Wednesday non-committal about Kerala extending the lockdown beyond May 16. However, he seemed to hint that the option was on the table.
When pressed, Mr. Vijayan said the current pandemic situation held no prospect of sudden relief. There were some positive signs. Kerala had no clue whether the Central government would order a second national lockdown,he said.
Monsoon preparedness
Mr. Vijayan asked citizens to brace themselves for a period of heavy rain, sea surges and lightning. He said a low pressure over the Arabian sea could spill heavy rain over Kerala on May 14 and 15. The government has banned fishing off the coast of Kerala from May 12 midnight. Boats engaged in deep-sea fishery should make landfall immediately. Coastal folk should prepare themselves to move to relief camps at short notice.
Labour department’s action plan for migrants comes handy as Kerala goes into lockdown
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May 08, 2021 11:00 IST
The plan submitted by the department for the wellbeing of the migrants and subsequently approved by the government envisaged three different scenarios of which one was a State-wide lockdown.
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Migrant labourers waiting for trains at the Kozhikode Railway Station on Monday to go back to their native places as Kerala is going into a near-lockdown mode from Tuesday; and right, people stocking up on vegetables and groceries at the Palayam market in Kozhikode.
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The plan submitted by the department for the wellbeing of the migrants and subsequently approved by the government envisaged three different scenarios of which one was a State-wide lockdown.
Number of Domiciliary Care Centres increased, more first-line treatment centres planned. Additional beds also on anvil
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District Collector Navjot Khosa assessing the arrangements for counting of votes at Mar Ivanios College at Vidya Nagar in Nalanchira on Friday | Vincent Pulickal By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of increasing number of Covid-19 patients in Thiruvananthapuram, the district administration is enhancing infrastructure to facilitate better treatment. District collector Navjot Khosa has said there is no shortage of oxygen and all measures have been put in place to aggressively combat Covid-19.
The district has 37 Domiciliary Care Centres (DCCs), 17 Covid First-Line Treatment Centres (CFLTCs) and 16 Covid Second Line Treatment Centres. The number of DCCs has also been increased in view of the increasing number of patients.
‘The virus spreads from one infected person to 100 others’ With Kerala witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases, the Kerala Government Medical Officers Association (KGMOA) on Thursday urged the LDF government to clamp a two-week lockdown to quell the swell.
The State had on Wednesday reported the highest single day spike of 35,013, pushing the total cases to 14.95 lakh and active cases to 2.66 lakh.
Pointing out that since the State was in the grip of a severe spread of the virus, a two-week lockdown was necessary, the association said in a letter to Chief Secretary, Dr. V. P. Joy.
Studies have shown that the mutant strains were getting transmitted from person to person through the atmosphere and this results in the spread of the virus from an infected person to 100 others.