Stringent measures in Wayanad to contain the pandemic
The Hindu
More sectoral officers to be deployed to ensure compliance with protocol
The Wayanad district administration is gearing up to adopt stringent steps to contain the second wave of COVID-19. “The next two weeks are going to be very critical as the test positivity rate in the district is increasing,” District Collector Adeela Abdulla said. The current test positivity rate is 5.6 % in the district as against 3% a few weeks ago, Ms. Abdulla said. The major outbreak of the pandemic has been reported in Sulthan Bathery and Kalpetta Municipality as well as in Panamaram grama panchayat of the 25 civic bodies in the district, she said.Chambers for new Ministers being spruced up at Andhra Pradesh Secretariat. Arrangements are also being made for the swearing-in ceremony of Chandrababu Naidu as Chief Minister. Authorities are also making arrangements for the conduct of the Legislative Assembly session to enable the MLAs-elect to take oath.
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