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46 people test negative for Nipah so far, says Kerala Health Minister

Test results of 46 people who had come in close contact with the 12-year-old child who succumbed to Nipah have been negative, till now, for virus infection, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said

Kerala reports 30,196 fresh coronavirus cases, sees 181 fatalities

After recording less than 30,000 cases since last Friday, Kerala on Wednesday reported 30,196 afresh, pushing the total infections in the state to 42,83,494.

Night curfew, Sunday curbs to be withdrawn: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

On Tuesday, the TPR was 15.87 per cent

Higher education institutions to open for final year students from Oct 4

All higher education institutions, including technical, polytechnic and medical, will be allowed to operate from October 4 onwards for final year students, Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday

No need for ED to meddle with Kerala cooperative sector: CM Vijayan

Vijayan Tuesday opposed any sort of probe by ED in the alleged irregularities in the state's cooperative financial institutions, saying the Central agency need not meddle with the cooperative sector

Kerala registers 25,772 fresh Covid-19 cases, 189 more deaths

Kerala is seeing a gradual decrease in the fresh number of cases since last week and on Tuesday it reported 25,772 new COVID-19 infections pushing the caseload to 42,53,298

Public advised to defer plans to visit Kerala till Oct-end: Karnataka govt

ln view of the prevailing COVID-19 situation in Kerala, Karnataka government on Tuesday advised public to defer their plans to visit the neighbouring state till the end of October

Kerala govt decides to lift night curfew, withdraw Sunday lockdown

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday said that it has been decided to forthwith do away with the night curfew and the "stringent intensified" restrictions on Sundays

Inspection of gold shops to be increased to prevent tax evasion: Kerala CM

To prevent tax evasion in gold jewellery sales, strict measures like increased inspection of gold shops would be taken, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday

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.