Kerala cautions against COVID spread in homes

A medic vaccinates a woman, in Jabalpur, MP, on Thursday. Pic/PTI

Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Thursday cautioned against the increased indoor transmission of COVID-19 at homes and urged people to strictly abide by the directives of the government to keep the disease at bay.

Quoting a recent study by the health department, she said 35 per cent of people in the state had contracted the virus at home. She blamed the violation of home quarantine for the spread.

Geroge advised those placed under home quarantine not to step out of their room and asked all members of the house to wear masks to avoid risk of indoor transmission. No one else should use the utensils or other articles used by the patient, she said, adding that every member should wash their hands using soap as a precaution.

State govt faces flak

The Kerala government on Thursday faced flak from its political opponents and public health experts over its COVID-19 management, which according to them has led to the rise in cases and TPR in the state. The Centre on Thursday stated that 46,164 fresh cases and 607 fatalities were recorded in the country in the past 24 hours. Kerala accounted for 68.11 per cent of the national tally with 31,445 cases. The state's TPR was 19.03 per cent on Wednesday.

Union minister V Muralee-dharan said the Left government was "more focused on celebrating the Moplah riots anniversary. That is not the priority. Dealing with COVID-19 is."

Health expert Dr S S Lal blamed the absence of a clear-cut COVID management strategy, the keeping of the scientific community away from decision-making and the "foolish" decisions taken at the bureaucratic level for the fast spreading of the disease.

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