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Seven new positive Covid-19 cases reported in Kasaragod: KK Shailaja

01:17 AM Apr 05, 2020 | Team Udayavani |

Kasaragod: Kerala reported 20 positive cases of coronavirus including 7 from Kasaragod on Sunday, March 29 taking the total number of those undergoing treatment for the deadly infection in the state to 181 informed, Health Minister KK Shailaja.

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Shailaja further added that 1.41 lakh people are under observation. While Kannur reported eight cases, seven were reported from the worst-affected Kasaragod and one each from Thrissur, Malappuram, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Thiruvananthapuram districts.

Meanwhile, with bars and state-run liqour outlets remaining shut, two men ended their lives in frustrated at not being able to procure their daily drink. The Indian Medical Association has come down against the government”s move to provide liqour to those showing withdrawal symptoms, saying it was not a “scientific” solution.

The police in Kozhikode registered a case against an Indian Union Muslim League leader, Noorbina Rashid, who conducted the marriage of her daughter allegedly violating coronavirus protocol and allowed her son, who was under quarantine, to participate. Her son was also booked, police said. The total number of cases registered for lockdown violations in the state so far has risen to 9,340.

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