Outbreak of COVID-19 in 3 districts of Kerala, State Health Minister said- 'No need to worry'.

With three districts of Kerala - Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam - witnessing a surge in coronavirus cases, state Health Minister Veena George on Friday said there was no need to be alarmed by the increase. 

The Health Minister said, 'The situation of Covid has been assessed in the meeting. Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Kottayam districts have the highest number of Kovid cases. These districts need special attention. People with corona symptoms should be tested. The Health Minister further said that it is necessary to take precautions and take the corona vaccine.

George said 'It is necessary to live with Corona. Everyone should wear a mask. Measures should be taken to protect the elderly and bedridden patients. Those who have to take the second dose of corona vaccine and the precautionary dose, they should take it. Health workers must take precautionary doses. He further said that with the decrease in corona cases, many people were reluctant to take a second dose of corona vaccine and a precautionary dose.

According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Kerala recorded 734 COVID cases in the last 24 hours, taking the active cases in the state to 6,990. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to authorities in five states, including Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, to closely monitor emerging clusters of COVID cases and maintain adequate numbers of tests and samples of the infected. individuals for genome sequencing.