Thiruvananthapuram: The capital city of the capital witnessed a rapid surge in the Covid-19 case, with the government secretariat to report large spread.
In addition to many employees, staff members have tested the positive virus in various ministerial offices, forcing their partial closure.
The Chairperson of the Pinarayai Minister Vijayan has held a meeting on Thursday to review the situation given the increase in exponential cases in circumstances.
Meeting – To be attended by Vijayan Online from the US – will decide whether more limitations are needed to contain deployment.
Adjustment such as a weekend lock and curfew can be brought back while there is a proposal to close college because many of them have turned into clusters.
The state on Tuesday reported 28,481 cases again from 80,740 samples tested in the last 24 hours, took the number of active cases to more than 1.42 lakh.
Thiruvananthapuram reported 6,911 cases, followed by Ernakulam (4.013) and Kozhikode (2,967).
The rate of testicitivity (TPR) has increased by 35.27%.
Education Minister V Sivankutty has tested a positive virus for the second time and has been hospitalized.
This has raised concern because he had attended the CPM Regency Committee meeting on three days and his office at the Secretariat.
Trade unions demand representatives of WFH regulation, including political secretaries, have been tested positive at the CM office while restrictions have been imposed in forest offices, devaswom and health care ‘after many private staff members are infected.
Nearly 80 employees have also tested positive.
Various trade unions have appealed to the authorities to return to the arrangement of work-from-home and lower the presence to 50%.
KSRTC and several government hospitals have also seen rapid distribution of cases.
Some KSRTC services were canceled due to lack of staff but transportation minister Antony Raju said the cases did not affect the company.
“There are several cases reported among employees but have not affected the service.
The KSRTC operates all services,” he said.
However, he acknowledged that the country’s capital was worst.
“It has been found that one in two are tested positive here.
TPR has become 48%.
More sidewalks must be worn; the police have been asked to impose strict restrictions,” he said.
Many health workers have tested the positive virus in various government hospitals in this district.
In two large hospitals, medical college hospitals and public hospitals, more than 20 health care workers – including doctors – have been infected.