Amid covid crisis, Kerala lifts night curfew, withdraws Sunday lockdown

Thiruvananthpuram, September 08: Even though the state is reporting over 25k+ new cases of COVID, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan-led-state government removed night curfew and Sunday restrictions with immediate effect.

 

 

Kerala CM Vijayan said that the restrictions imposed during the night from 10 pm to 6 am and the special stringent intensified restrictions on Sunday will be withdrawn forthwith.

 

 

In a press meet, Vijayan said that the decision to ease the restriction was taken during the COVID-19 review meeting as the weekly test positivity rate fell to 17.91 percent from 18.49 percent. The weekly TPR for August 31 to September 6 was 17.91 percent dipping from 18.49 percent for the period between July 24 and 30. Kerala has recorded 25,772 cases and 189 deaths in the past 24 hours.

 

 

 

Further, the CM said that from October 4, higher education institutions such as including technical, polytechnic, and medical will be allowed to operate for undergraduate and graduate final year students. "Class 10 and 12 studies are very important. So school teachers should also make sure to complete the vaccination by this week or month. Departments of Public Instruction and Higher Education should take steps to ensure that school teachers are vaccinated on priority," he said.

 

 

Meanwhile, getting some reason for cheer the 20 more samples that were sent for testing at the NIV laboratory in Pune has returned negative. This is just three days after the first Nipah case was reported from Kozhikode.

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