CM Vijayan stresses on rapid vaccination, limits antigen testing to hospital

Mr. Vijayan said that 78% of the population above 18 years had been covered with the fist dose of vaccine, while 30% had been fully vaccinated.

Kerala will do more RT-PCR tests across the State and limit antigen tests to necessary situations of testing inside hospitals, Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, said here on Friday. His statement came in light of the fact that close to 80% of the State’s population, older than 18 years has received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Last week, it had been decided that widespread use of RT-PCR tests alone would be done in districts which have achieved 80% coverage with first dose. Mr. Vijayan said that 78% of the population above 18 years had been covered with the first dose of vaccine, while 30% had been fully vaccinated.