Thiruvananthapuram: With Kaseload Covid-19 did not go down as expected, the state government on Tuesday extended the kuncian for one more week with more restrictions based on the level of testicitivity test (TPR).
According to new decisions, restrictions will be fully lifted only in the local body with less than 6% of TPR compared to 8% earlier.
It has also been decided to force three lumbers in the local body with TPR above 18% compared to 24% earlier.
New regulations will come into force since July 1, said Chairman of Pinarayi Vijayan.
The review meeting on Tuesday also decided to make changes to the covid victim’s funeral protocol.
Close relatives will be allowed to see the body and do a limited religious ceremony, all within one hour.
The body will also be allowed to take home.
The state on Tuesday reported 13,550 new cases and 104 deaths.
“The average TPR is still above 10%, but drops from 29.75% %, “Vijayan said.
There is no recovery from Hit Covid, the Bank said the number of cases reported every day has remained constant for almost a week now.
The meeting of meeting decided to make small changes in the area classification in accordance with the spread of the disease.
There are 165 local self-government (LSGS) with less than 6% of TPR (a-cures), where all the limits will be lifted.
There will be partial locking at 473 LSGs with 6-12% TPR (b-categed).
In 316 LSGs, TPR was between 12% and 18% (C-category), and there would be locking in these places.
TPR above18% in 80 LSGS (D-category).
Vijayan only said about 11% of people infected during the first wave that opposed the 21% national average according to the Sero survey conducted by the ICMR.
“Even though the disease spread is faster than the first wave now, we can load waves in a way that can be accommodated by our health system (all infected).
In this scenario, there is no need to relax existing restrictions,” he said.
The government has directed a bank to stop the recovery process of Covid victims who have failed bank loans.
Vaccination: On June 29, 19,38,62,459 vaccine doses have been given in the state.
The first dose was given to 78.12,226 people over 45 and the second dose became 22.76,856.
Among children aged 18-44 years, the first dose has been given to 17,05,308 people and the second dose to 23,989.
As many as 1,07.05,024 people (40% population) have received the first dose in the state and 31,57,435 (12%) both doses.
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