Kerala issued new guidelines after covid-19 cases raised in state

Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan government brought new curbs including putting a cap on the number of guests in events In after rising COVID-19 cases, driven by the Omicron variant. Now, the number of guests at weddings and funerals will be restricted to 50 guests.

The decision was taken at the COVID review meeting chaired by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.  As per the earlier directive, issued last week, the number of guests at events including marriages, funerals, political, social and cultural events in closed rooms was limited to 75 and in open spaces to 150.

Now the new directive says that it has been further reduced to 50 without specifying whether it is for closed rooms or open spaces or both. Further, reunions, ceremonies, and general social, political, cultural and community events should be conducted online, except in urgent situations in Kerala.

“Precautions, including physical distancing, should be taken when conducting events with physical attendance and if possible, public meetings should be avoided,” the Kerala state government release said.  Also, the Kerala Departments of Health and Education have been directed to ensure that vaccinations for students over the age of 15 are completed this week itself.

Vaccination drives should be conducted at educational institutions also, the directive also said.  Kerala reported 6,238 new COVID-19 cases during the last 24 hours. According to the Kerala state health bulletin, there are 34,902 active cases of COVID-19 in the state. 2,390 people have recovered from the infection. As many as 30 people succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 49,591.

State University semester exams in Tamil Nadu slated for later this month have been deferred indefinitely, the government said on Monday. Higher Education Minister K Ponmudi said the decision has been taken in consultation with Chief Minister M K Stalin who was keen about students’ welfare. “All university exams are being deferred indefinitely due to the surging covid numbers. The revised schedule will be announced later,” he told reporters here.

Presently, colleges are closed for study holidays and if there are complaints of any institution remaining open, they will be asked to close down, he added. Amid a steep rise in its coronavirus cases over the past few days, Tamil Nadu on Sunday reported 12,895 new cases while its active infections touched 51,335.

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With a steep rise in coronavirus positive cases and the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday launched the precaution dose against COVID-19 for healthcare workers, frontline workers and those above 60 years of age with co-morbidities in the state.