Amid a steep rise infresh Covid-19 cases, a complete weekend lockdown has been imposed in Kerala onJuly 31 and August 1. The central government is sending a six-member team fromthe National Centre for Disease Control to the state, tweeted Union HealthMinister Mansukh Mandaviya.
Mr Mandaviya said ina tweet, "As a large number of Covid cases are still being reported inKerala, the team will aid the state's ongoing efforts in Covid management."
“Government issending a 6-member team to Kerala headed by Director, National Centre forDisease Control. As a large number of COVID cases are still being reported inKerala, the team will aid the state’s ongoing efforts in COVID management,”Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya stated further about the Covid-19crisis.
Kerala has beenrecording a steady rise in new infections. With an active caseload of 1.54 lakhas of latest update, Kerala accounts for 37.1 percent of the total active casesin the country.
Average daily casesbeing reported in the state are above 17,443. Six districts are reporting morethan 10 percent weekly positivity, the statement stated.
Some of the worstaffected districts in Kerala are Malappuram, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Ernakulam,Palakkad, Kollam, Alappuzha, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam.
Kerala financeminister said that the state would request for a special Covid package from theCentre considering the issues faced by the NRI population, forced to returnhome.
“The peculiarsituation Kerala is undergoing will be taken up with the Centre as a largenumber of the expat population was forced to return home due to COVID. Also,the plantation sector in the state is under severe financial distress. Duringthe meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan hadtaken up the issues. All MPs from Kerala should jointly take up the matter,”said KN Balagopal, Kerala finance minister on Thursday.