COVID-19: Kerala under complete lockdown
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (PTI) Shutting shops, suspending
public vehicle transport and strictly restricting the on-road movement of people, Kerala came under complete lockdown from Saturday morning to contain the massive spread of COVID-19 pandemic.
The restrictions came into force by 6am and would be extended up to May 16 midnight, official sources here said.
The state government decided to impose a 9-day complete shut as the weekend restrictions and lockdown-like curbs imposed earlier failed to create any desired impact in terms of the daily caseload of the infected persons.
The number of daily cases had crossed 42,000 mark earlier this week but registered a slight dip on Friday- 38,460 cases- in the southern state, according to government figures.
As lockdown is in place, only essential services are exempted and people are strictly warned against coming out in public places or travel unnecessarily.
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