More wards in Kerala’s Kozhikode go under lockdown as COVID cases spiral
The Hindu
District records 3,680 cases; test positivity rate reaches 22.7%
The Kozhikode district administration has imposed strict lockdown in wards where the weekly infection population ratio (WIPR) is above 8. The Deputy Collector (Disaster Management) has ordered that such wards be barricaded preventing movement of people from them to outside and vice versa. The main roads in the wards will be blocked. Residents shall not come out of their homes except for emergency medical needs or for purchasing essentials. They could seek the help of rapid response teams (RRTs) if they need supplies from outside the ward. The restrictions are not applicable to vehicles sanctioned by the Health Department for observation and testing. Those who have been tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 as well as those who have been in contact with them have been asked to go into quarantine, and the secretaries of local bodies and the local police have to ensure it.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.