Covid-19 surge in Kerala: Weekend lockdown declared, Centre to send 6-member team
Hindustan TimesKerala witnessed a marked rise in coronavirus disease cases this recent week, with the state registering more than 22,000 cases for two straight days on Tuesday and Wednesday. Kerala is to be under complete lockdown on July 31 and August 1 in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the state. Kerala is to be under complete lockdown on July 31 and August 1 in view of the rising number of Covid-19 cases in the state, news agency ANI reported on Thursday, citing state officials familiar with the development. Meanwhile, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the central government is sending a 6-member team to Kerala, headed by the director of the National Centre for Disease Control. Meanwhile, India recorded 43,509 new cases of the coronavirus disease in the last 24 hours, which pushed the nationwide tally to 31,528,114 while the death toll climbed to 4,22,662 with 640 daily fatalities, according to a Union health ministry update on Thursday.