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Nipah virus in Kerala: 251 contacts traced, says Health Minister

All 24 samples of eight persons sent to the National Institute of Virology in Pune have tested negative for Nipah virus, said Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Tuesday

Allow second Covishield dose after 4 weeks from first: Kerala HC to Centre

The Kerala High Court has directed the Centre to allow scheduling, on CoWIN portal, of second COVISHIELD dose after four weeks from the first for those who want to take it earlier

Kerala issues Nipah management plan for govt and private hospitals

The Kerala government on Monday issued a Nipah management plan listing the health protocol to be followed by government and private hospitals.

Kerala records 19,688 fresh coronavirus cases, 135 more deaths

Kerala on Monday reported 19,688 fresh COVID-19 cases and 135 deaths pushing the total infection count to 42,27,526 and the fatalities till date to 21,631, the state government said. The test positivity rate (TPR) was found to be 16.71 per cent after testing 1,17,823 samples in the last 24 hours, according to a state government release. With this, 3,25,08,136 samples have been tested till now, it said. The bulletin also said that since Sunday, 28,561 people have recovered from the infection taking the total recoveries to 39,66,557 and the number of active cases to 2,38,782. Among the 14 districts of the state, Thrissur recorded the highest with 3,120 cases followed by Kozhikode (2,205), Ernakulam (2,029), Malappuram (1,695), Kollam (1,624), Palakkad (1,569), Thiruvananthapuram (1,483), Alappuzha (1,444), Kannur (1,262) and Kottayam (1,020), the release said. Of the new cases, 81 were health workers, 111 from outside the state and 18,602 infected through contact with the source of .

Kerala records 26,701 fresh coronavirus infections, 74 fatalities

The test positivity rate (TPR) was found to be 17.17 per cent

Kerala health system on heightened alert with advent of Nipah amid Covid

The experts said that "intensive contact tracing" and quarantine of all primary contacts were the two main steps to be taken to ensure effective control over spread of the infection.

TN steps up surveillance at border after Kerala boy dies of Nipah

Tamil Nadu has stepped up fever surveillance at the borders after a 12-year-old boy from Kerala died due to Nipah on Sunday early morning.

Two health workers show symptoms of Nipah infection: Kerala Health Minister

Two more people have been identified with symptoms of Nipah virus infection, Kerala health minister Veen George said here on Sunday. The two are among the 20 high risk contacts of the deceased 12-year-old child, she said. "We have identified 188 contacts till now. The surveillance team have marked 20 of them as high risk contacts. Two of these high risk contacts have symptoms. Both are health workers. One works with a private hospital, while the other is a staff member of Kozhikode Medical College hospital," she told reporters after chairing a high-level meeting to take stock of the situation. She said all the 20 high risk contacts will be shifted to the Kozhikode Medical College by evening, while other contacts of the child have been asked to remain in isolation. The pay ward at the Medical College Hospital has been completely converted into a dedicated Nipah ward, she said. The boy died at a hospital here early this morning. The samples of the boy, which were sent to the Nationa

12-year-old dies of Nipah in Kerala; all contacts traced, says health min

Some immediate public health measures have been advised by the Centre, which include active case search in the family, families, village and areas with similar topography, especially in Malappuram

Nipah virus: Central team rushed to Kerala after a 12-year-old boy dies

A Central team has been rushed to Kerala after a 12-year-old boy died due to Nipah virus infection in the state's Kozhikode district, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.

Kerala coronavirus update: 29,682 new cases; slight dip in TPR at 17.54 pc

Kerala continued to report a high number of Covid-19 infections, with 29,682 cases and 142 deaths on Saturday, while the Total Positivity Rate saw a slight dip.

Quarantine guidelines to be strictly implemented in Kerala: Govt

As Covid-19 cases continued its upward spiral in Kerala, the Left government on Friday ordered local self government bodies to strictly implement the quarantine and isolation guidelines

Covid R-value rises sharply to 1.2 driven by Kerala, Maha in Aug 2nd half

The R-value which reflects how rapidly coronavirus pandemic is spreading, has sharply risen close to 1.2 over the last fortnight, mainly driven by cases in states like Kerala and Maharashtra

New Covid cases in Kerala below 30,000 level; positivity rate at 17.91%

Kerala's daily Covid tally showed a slight decline on Friday, dropping below the 30,000 level after a few days, with 29,322 new cases from 163,691 samples tested in the past 24 hours

Six Kerala districts have no Covishield vaccine left: State health minister

Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kannur have run out of Covishield vaccines.

SC says Kerala Covid situation 'alarming'; stays Class 11 physical exams

The class XI (Plus One) exam was scheduled to be conducted from September 6.

Kerala facing scarcity of Covishield vaccine, says health minister

The districts- Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kannur- are facing the shortage

Kerala registers 32,097 fresh coronavirus cases, 188 more deaths

Kerala on Thursday reported 32,097 new COVID-19 cases and 188 deaths which pushed the total infection count to 41,22,133 and the fatalities to 21,149. The test positivity rate (TPR) was found to be 18.41 per cent after testing of 1,74,307 samples in the last 24 hours, according to a state government release. With this, 3,19,01,842 samples have been tested till now, it said. It also said that since Wednesday, 21,634 people have recovered from the infection taking the total recoveries to 38,60,248 and the number of active cases to 2,40,186. Among the 14 districts of the state, Thrissur recorded the highest with 4,334 cases followed by Ernakulam (3,768), Kozhikode (3,531), Palakkad (2,998), Kollam (2,908), Malappuram (2,664), Thiruvananthapuram (2,440), Kottayam (2,121), Alappuzha (1,709), Kannur (1,626), Pathanamthitta (1,267), Idukki (1,164) and Wayanad (1,012), the release said. Of the new cases, 98 were health workers, 102 from outside the state and 30,456 infected through ...

Kerala to set up expert panel to study practicality of reopening schools

The Kerala government is mulling to reopen schools as it has decided to set up an expert panel to study the present circumstances in the state and submit a report in this regard

BS Number Wise: The politics of coronavirus vaccine distribution

Opposition-ruled states are doing better in inoculating people after vaccines were made free of cost