Panic struck the small village of Aythala in Ranni on Sunday, with the Health authorities confirming COVID-19 infection in five persons who were admitted to the isolation ward at the General Hospital two days ago. Sheeja, confirming COVID-19 infection in three persons who had recently reached their home in Aythala and two of their relatives in the neighbourhood. Teams of …
Kerala was faced with another potential health crisis post-floods — it has the highest number of diabetes and hypertension patients in India. “We would go to camps in the morning and the afternoon to ensure doxycycline tablets were provided,” said Anil Kumar, a junior health inspector in Ranni taluk hospital. “By the time I got involved in Ernakulam on August …
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