Kerala decided to go in for a total lockdown from midnight tonight till March 31 with 28 new positive COVID-19 cases, the highest on a single day, being reported on Monday, taking the total number of people under treatment to 91 and more than 64,000 under surveillance.
With positive cases continuing to rise, the government decided to go in for the lockdown from midnight tonight till month end, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who held a series of high-level meetings with various departments and stakeholders, said.
At least 64,320 are under surveillance in the state and 383 are in isolation wards of various hospitals.
Of the 28 new cases, 19 are from the worst-affected northern district of Kasaragod, five are from Kannur, one from Pathnamthitta, two from Ernakulam and one from Thrissur, Vijayan told reporters after a COVID-19 review meeting.
This is the highest number of positive cases detected in the state on a single day.
Within the last four days, the state had recorded 67 positive cases.
“Twenty-five of the 28 found positive today had returned from Dubai,” Vijayan said, adding as of now there is no evidence of community spread of the virus.
As part of the lockdown, the state’s borders will remain closed, state run KSRTC and private buses would be off the roads, but private vehicles would be allowed.
Banks would be open only till 2 pm.
“All essential materials will be made available. All state borders will remain closed. There will not be any public transportation.KSRTC and private buses will not ply, but private vehicles would be allowed. Petrol pumps would not be shut and LPG distribution will not be affected,” Vijayan said.
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