Kerala govt to conduct 1 lakh Covid-19 tests per day, mandates mask, social distancing

In containment zones, the restrictions will be further strengthened.

The government's effort is to bring down the cases by mid-February.

In marriages also, the guidelines should be strictly followed and it should be ensured that not more than 100 people attend such gatherings, the release said.

The government has also decided to conduct one lakh tests Covid tests daily, 75 per cent of which would be RT PCR.

More tests would be conducted in camps of guest workers and factories like cashew, where the employees sit close together while at work.

As per a study by the Community Medicine department of the Thiruvananthapuram Medical college hospital, 56 per cent of people get infected from inside their homes.

Those coming home from outside infect family members and 20 per cent of people get infected from markets, malls and restaurants, it said.

At least 65 per cent of infected people failed to observe social distancing norms and 45 per cent are those who do not wear masks.

While five per cent of the children get infected from schools, 47 per cent were infected from their homes, the study pointed out.

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