Kerala Complete Lockdown to be imposes from May 8 to 16

By News Next Live Last updated May 6, 2021 - 12: 31 pm

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Kerala: Lockdown to be imposed in the state from 6 am on May 8 to May 16, in wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave.

The entire State of Kerala will be under lockdown from 6am on 8 May to 16 May. This is in the background of a strong 2nd wave of #COVID19.
— Pinarayi Vijayan (@pinarayivijayan) May 6, 2021

The state recorded its highest single day rise of 41,953 new cases of Covid-19 on Wednesday from 1,63,321 sample tested.

Joint Secretary in the Health Ministry Lav Agarwal said in Kerala, Kozhikode, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram, Alappuzha, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kannur and Kollam districts have recorded a continued rise in the number of cases for the last two weeks.