Kerala ups Covid vigil, 25,000 cops deployed

By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Taking a critical notice of the rising Covid-19 circumstances, the state authorities has determined to accentuate vigil until February 10. Attributing the surge in circumstances to individuals decreasing their guard towards the virus in public locations, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan directed the deployment of 25,000 police personnel to make sure Covid-appropriate behaviour amongst individuals. They will guarantee that individuals put on masks and keep social distancing at bus stands, railway stations, hospitals and purchasing malls. 

Ward councils to  be reactivated  for monitoring

“There has been an increase in Covid cases in the past few days. The test positivity rate has also climbed beyond 10 per cent. Though the spread has not increased to a level we witnessed previously, the fact that daily cases are more than recoveries calls for a total vigil,” the chief minister stated. 

“There has been a marked decline in the use of masks. Such an attitude will bring great danger.” He stated extra sectoral magistrates shall be deployed to make interventions. Public capabilities, together with marriages, needs to be carried out adhering to the bounds imposed on crowding. Ward councils led by councillors shall be reactivated to make sure efficient neighbourhood monitoring. The CM stated the state has additionally determined to ramp up pattern testing to 1 lakh per day, of which 75% shall be RT-PCR. 

Though there is no such thing as a ban on evening journey, he urged that folks solely undertake emergency travels after 10pm. “We are trying to strengthen defence by highlighting the motto ‘back to basics’ in the wake of rise in cases,” he stated. The first sero prevalence survey by ICMR confirmed that lower than 3% of the whole inhabitants within the state had been affected and it was one of many lowest within the nation. According to him, solely the second sero survey might inform if there was something irregular in rise in circumstances. 

Number of Covid circumstances reported in previous 3 weeksJan 4-10    35,296Jan 11-17    36,700Jan 18- 24    42,430

Cases per million    25,762.11 Tests per million    2,67,648.74

Case  fatality  price 0.4%

Police to spearhead enforcement of restrictions

T’Puram: The rise within the variety of Covid-19 circumstances has as soon as once more prompted the Police Department to marshall all its assets to make sure that the pandemic-related restrictions are completely enforced within the state. All police personnel have been requested to hitch the Covid-related operations until February 10.  ADGP Vijay Sakhare has been appointed nodal officer to watch the restrictions imposed on the general public.