Lockdown Extended In Thiruvananthapuram Until Further Orders

In view of rising COVID-19 cases, the ongoing lockdown has once again been extended in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram until further orders.

District Collector Navjot Khosa released a set of new guidelines, in which there are a number of relaxations to the existing restrictions, except for Containment Zones.

• All the essential commodities’ shops could remain open from 7 am to 7 pm, adhering to COVID-19 protocols.
• All shops have to keep a time slot from 4 pm to 6 pm dedicated only to senior citizens.
• All Central and State government offices are permitted to be opened with maximum one-third of the staff. 
• All meetings should be convened through the online platform as far as possible.
• Hotels and restaurants in the containment zones will remain closed, however, home delivery is permitted in non-containment zones.
• Public transport including taxis and autorickshaws have been allowed with 50% carriage capacity in non-containment zones
• Hypermarkets, malls, salons, spas and beauty parlours will not be allowed to open until further orders. 

Kerala is the state where Coronavirus infection had first arrived but it was put under control. The situation was so much better when there were only 1000 cases and 16 active cases in Kerala.

But the situation deteriorated further due to the mission to bring back stranded Indians from overseas.

Most Indians returned to the coastal state from abroad, taking infections with them. According to revised figures, Kerala has so far reported 20,895 cases and 68 deaths.