Kerala lifts Covid curbs but masks mandatory

Apart from wearing face masks, maintenance of hand hygiene will continue to be in force in the state

Thiruvanathapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday lifted all Covid-related restrictions. However, the use of face mask to continue, as per the state government.

Meanwhile, Kerala logged 291 new cases of coronavirus and 36 related deaths on Thursday, taking the total positives to 65,35,048 and the toll to 68,264.

Of the 36 deaths, one was reported today while one occurred in the last few days but was not recorded due to late receipt of documents and 34 were designated as COVID-19 deaths after receiving appeals based on the new guidelines of the Centre and the directions of the Supreme Court, the Health Department said.

At present, there are 2,398 active COVID-19 cases in Kerala, it said and added that the state has tested 15,531 samples in the last 24 hours.