Kerala, which has been witnessing a worrying surge in daily COVID-19 cases in recent times, has further extended the weekend lockdown from this week.
The central government is sending a six-member team from the National Centre for Disease Control to the state, tweeted Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya. “As a large number of Covid cases are still being reported in Kerala, the team will aid the state’s ongoing efforts in Covid management,” Mr Mandaviya said in a tweet.
Kerala’s move to announce a three-day relaxation of Covid curbs for Eid-Ul-Azha last week drew sharp comments from the Supreme Court, which called it “wholly uncalled for”. The apex court, however, did not cancel the government notification that eased the lockdown in the state.
Kerala on Wednesday recorded 22,056 fresh COVID-19 cases pushing the infection caseload to 33,27,301, with the number of people who succumbed to the virus rising to 16,457 with 131 more deaths.
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