By ANI
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In a bid to curb the transmission of COVID-19 within the state, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday mentioned the state will impose an evening curfew beginning on August 30, from 10 pm to six am.
He additional knowledgeable that the Sunday lockdown will proceed to be imposed till additional orders.
Addressing a digital press convention at the moment, he mentioned, “Since the relaxations in lockdown were given, there has been a surge in COVID-19 cases. It was further aggravated by rush in Onam.”
However, anticipating this, the federal government enhanced therapy amenities together with the COVID-19 vaccination drive, he added.
“Vaccination is happening at a brisk pace. We hope to attain herd immunity at the earliest,” mentioned the Chief Minister. According to him, the variety of folks not contaminated with the virus is “still high.”
“That is the reason for cases increasing. As per the seroprevalence study reports, 44.4 per cent people in the state have been infected,” mentioned Vijayan.
In his handle, he additionally mentioned, “In proportion to the population, Kerala is the fastest vaccinating state in the country. We have managed to administer up to 5 lakh doses in a single day. The death rate is still under control, however, there is a proportionate increase as per the number of cases.”
As per at the moment’s well being bulletin, Kerala recorded 31,265 new COVID-19 circumstances, 21,468 recoveries and 153 deaths within the final 24 hours. There are 20,4,896 energetic circumstances whereas loss of life toll climbed to twenty,466. A complete of 1,67,497 samples had been examined for the presence of the virus.
