RT-PCR testing for all NRIs returning to Kerala will be mandatory to check for genetic variations of the coronavirus. People coming to Kerala from abroad will have free COVID-19 testing, state Health Minister KK Shailaja said at a press conference on Friday. RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) tests for …
Read More »Genetic mutation found in a SARS-CoV-2 sample in Kerala: Health Min KK Shailaja
However, the Health Minister noted that the British variant of the new coronavirus has yet to be found in the state. Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja announced that genetic mutations were found in the SARS-CoV-2 samples studied in Kerala. SARS-CoV-2 causes COVID-19. However, the Health Minister noted that the British …
Read More »Arya Rajendran, 21, elected the country’s youngest mayor by Thiruvananthapuram
He initially thought it was a joke from some of his college friends, but a call from the Communist Party of India (CPI-M) district secretary set the record straight for All Saints College’s second year undergraduate math degree. : Arya. Rajendran (21). The party has entrusted him with a coveted …
Read More »Shigella infection: experts try to trace the source in Kozhikode, North Kerala
The growing number of suspected cases of shigella bacterial infection sparked panic in Kozhikode district in northern Kerala, but the state health department maintained that there was no need to panic and that experts were working to find the source of the disease. the infection. Panic gripped the Mayanad area …
Read More »Northern Kerala on high alert after 11-year-old boy dies from bacterial shigella infection
North Kerala was put on high alert after an 11-year-old boy died and 20 suspected cases of bacterial shigella infection were reported in Kozhikode on Saturday, the district doctor Dr. Jayashree said. He said that the death occurred two days ago and later 20 people with symptoms, mild diarrhea and …
Read More »New malaria genus Plasmodium Ovale detected in Kerala
Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja reported that a new genus of malaria has been detected in the state. Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja reported Thursday that a new genus of malaria called “plasmodium ovale” was detected in the state. The disease was detected in a soldier traveling from Sudan. …
Read More »CM Pinarayi Vijayan, medical experts get down to work as Covid-19 cases mount in Kerala
Amid mounting Covid-19 cases and a sharp rise in the test positivity rate, Kerala Prime Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and medical experts on Tuesday battled control measures for the pandemic in the state. While the CM maintained that the state’s Covid-19 control measures have paid dividends, experts want the government to …
Read More »Ban orders to stop the spread of covid-19 come into force in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : With Kerala witnessing a massive increase in COVID-19 cases, ban orders went into effect across the state on Saturday morning according to which no more than five people can gather anywhere, including banks, shops and commercial establishments. There is no restriction to the movement of public transport and …
Read More »Viral case burden skyrockets in Kerala, registering over 40,000 new Covid-19 cases in 1 week
After keeping the coronavirus under control for just a short time, the viral case burden has risen alarmingly in Kerala in the past week, forcing health authorities to review containment strategies. State Health Minister KK Shailaja admitted on Sunday that it is a testing moment for Kerala and that cases …
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