COVID-19: Kerala not to lower guard against "invisible enemy"

Having put up an impressive fight against Covid-19, curing over 400 patients, the Kerala government however doesn't want to lower the guard in its battle against the "invisible enemy," even as 100 days have passed since the country reported its first case from the state.

The expected return of thousands of non-resident Keralites (NRKs) from various countries from Thursday has also given rise to anxiety, with the government keen that positive cases should not see a jump and seems to have readied its blueprint to tackle the possible huge arrivals.

The state has been earning accolades from many quarters for the way it has dealt with the pandemic, but the government doesn't want complacency to creep in.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has time and again sought to drive home the point that complacency cannot be afforded despite a seemingly better show.

"We cannot say we have crossed the danger mark or that the danger of community spread no longer exists. We need to be very careful", Vijayan had said.

State Home Secretary Vishwas Mehta said: "the threat is not over. For the simple reason that till we get a vaccine, this (coronavirus) will continue all over the world..."
Asked how the state was fighting the virus when compared to other states, Mehta said it "is much much ahead."