Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that the coronavirus lockdown will be relaxed in the state based on the test positi...
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Tuesday that the coronavirus lockdown will be relaxed in the state based on the test positivity rate at the local self-government body level, reported ANI. The relaxations will come into effect from Thursday.
The chief minister said that shops will be allowed to open in local bodies with the test positivity rate below 8% and these areas can function normally with certain restrictions. Weekend lockdowns, however, will continue in the state.
On Monday, the test positivity rate in Kerala was 11.26%, reported India Today. Currently, 14 local bodies have a test positivity rate of more than 35%. Thirty-seven of them have the rate between 28 and 35%. The rate in over 120 local bodies is between 21% and 28%.
“Since the second wave has come somewhat under control, it has been decided to relax the lockdown restrictions in the state,” Vijayan said. “However, in some LSGs [local self-government body], the test positivity rate remains high. These will be classified as containment zones and strict restrictions will be imposed here. There will be restrictions in some LSGs where the TPR [test positivity rate] may not be high, but above the danger mark.”
A complete lockdown was imposed in the state on May 8.
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