The Health Minister also said the department is now assessing the impact of 'break-through infection' and 'reinfection' among people. That means, the severity of the disease is decreasing," Veena George pointed out. "The hospital occupancy and ICU occupancy have decreased in the state now-a-days. Kerala CM had written to the Union Health minister on August 2 requesting 60 lakh doses of vaccines in the month of August, Veena George told the media. She also said that the state can administer up to five lakh doses in a day and even up to one crore doses a month if supplied with enough doses. She added that 42.14 per cent of the state's population has been administered the first dose, while the number for the second dose stands at 17.66 per cent. Our rate of vaccination is well above the national average." However, it is dependent on the availability of vaccines from the Centre. On the issue of vaccination, state Health Minister Veena George said, "Our objective is to provide vaccination to the maximum population within a short time. Read: Negligence in home isolation, low contact tracing ratio behind Kerala's high Covid numbers: Central team with a distance of six feet.Īccommodation facilities like hotels, resorts etc will be allowed in the bio-bubble model in all areas on all days. Educational institutions can be opened for imparting online education only.ĭining will be allowed in open areas, inside vehicles, parking lots, etc. Malls will be permitted to open only for online delivery. Schools, colleges, tuition centres, cinema halls, theatres, in-house dining in hotels and restaurants, etc, will not be permitted. People will be allowed inside shops only on the basis of the shopping area (1 person per 25 sq ft.) Hotels and restaurants will be allowed online delivery till 9:30 PM. EnforcementĪgencies will conduct checks and take action to ensure the above," the order said. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of such establishments to avoid crowding inside and outside the shop. All shops, tourism centres and other establishments should display the status of vaccination of employees and the number of customers permitted at a time. "Shops, markets, banks, offices, financial institutions, factories, industrial establishments, open tourist spaces and other establishments can function from Monday to Saturday.
Weddings and funerals can be held with not more than 20 people. The state government has also allowed public functions in open areas with not more than 40 people depending on the availability of space. "We need to categories areas based on cases per 1000 of the population," she said. Health Minister Veena George said there could be triple lockdowns in areas where positivity is 10 per 1,000 of the population. However, there will be no Sunday lockdown on August 15 and August 22 due to Independence Day and Onam.
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