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With reports of Covid-19 clusters being formed at Kerala State Secretariat, the state-run road transport companies, the police stations, the state is turning into a hot spot and although Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is pending in the US, he will participate in an online meeting on Thursday. The maps show new restrictions in the state.
State Health Minister Veena George said that while daily cases in the state stood at just 1,824 on December 26, it surpassed 22,000 on Monday, witnessing a massive spike.
On Monday, the total number of active cases rose to 1,21,458, as did the daily test positivity rate which reached a recent record high of 33 percent.
And on Tuesday, news is that Vijayan's office has been partially closed and quite a few employees, including his political secretary, have gone Covid-positive. In addition, the state minister of education, V. Sivankutty, also came positive on Tuesday and is now being admitted to a private hospital. Sivankutty actively participated in the party conference of Thiruvananthapuram District, CPI-M, which ended a few days ago.
The offices of many ministers in the state secretariat have reported positive cases and the latest news on Tuesday is that there were 72 positive cases, forcing the workers to write to Vijayan to see that something was being done.
Police have also started reporting numerous positive cases. A police station in the state capital on Tuesday reported a large number of cases and reports coming in from the temple city of Sabarimala that with the peak season just over, several police officers on duty have made Covid-19 positive.
About 25 employees associated with the world's richest temple, Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, have now also turned positive.
This is also the case with the State Transport Corporation, where numerous employees have turned positive, leading to cancellations of some of its services. But quick in the denial was Antony Raju, the state's transport minister, who blamed some of his employees for spreading canards.
“As such, the Corporation is overstaffed and even if some employees go positive, nothing will happen. There is a disinformation campaign going on in the social media and the truth is, yes, there are employees who have turned positive, which is natural, but on At the moment things are well under control," Raju said.
“The current figures coming out are only a small percentage of the real situation. Only a quarter of daily positive cases are reported. It is strange that last week the decision was made that the schools will not be closed until January 21. are going through the worst Covid times and the health department is doing nothing as precautions are not being taken to deal with the current rampaging spread," said Satheesan, adding that the need of the hour is to handle things wisely to act and a total shutdown is not the answer.
The ruling CPI-M has come under fire for the way they have held their district party assemblies, setting the curtain for their state party conference to be held in Ernakulum next month and ending in Kannur with the party congress in April.
And when asked CPI-M Secretary of State Kodiyeri Balakrishnan if they intend to postpone their party meetings, Pat replied: "We have just inaugurated the office of the Party Congress. Why can't you think positively and ask for a postponement, ' said Balakrishnan.
"It seems that there are two sets of rules in Covid, one for the people and the other for the CPI-M. Look how many people have become positive after attending the CPI-M meetings of Thiruvananthapuram district. Only for weddings and funerals 50 get to see the dance, musical performance and numbers at their party gatherings. They have become the 'merchants of death' by spreading Covid," Satheesan added.
