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As the covid surge in Kerala government had decided to impose complete lockdown in the state from May to May 16.
“Lockdown to be imposed in the state from 6 am on May 8 to May 16, in wake of the surge in COVID-19 cases in the second wave,” Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Strict lockdown-like restrictions are already in place in the southern state and the Pinarayi Vijayan government decided to clamp the complete shutdown in the wake of a severe spike in the positive cases.
Kerala had reported the highest-ever single day spurt in positive cases on Wednesday adding 41,953 infections.