State may impose district-wise lockdown
The Hindu
CM says health care resources under great strain
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said the government would lockdown districts in their entirety if the number of new cases surged and the test positivity rate crossed a certain threshold in the locality. The second coming of the pandemic has strained the State’s finite health care resources, he said. Hospital beds and supplemental oxygen were at a premium. Kerala has to stop the surge, he said. The government had no option but to ratchet up restrictions on life, movement and commerce from May 4. Only essential government offices would function, Mr. Vijayan said.More Related News