Covid-19: Airport-type screening planned at 3 railway stations in Kerala

The three Kerala railway stations where stringent screening is planned to be implemented are Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram

With Indian Railways now set to partially commence train services to help those stranded at various places in the country, the Kerala government is planning to put in place a Covid-19 screening model similar to airports at three of the state's railway stations. These stations are Kozhikode, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram.

State minister V S Sunil Kumar said symptomatic passengers would be shifted to hospitals from the stations and others would be transported to their home districts in specially arranged Kerala State Road Transport (KSRTC) buses.

"The Railways will provide us with the full address details of the passengers. We will