Kerala: Death toll rises to 308 in Wayanad landslides
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday confirmed 308 deaths in the multiple landslides that hit Wayanad on July 30.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday confirmed 308 deaths in the multiple landslides that hit Wayanad on July 30.
The 14-year-old boy from Chembrasseri near Pandikkad in Kerala’s Malappuram district, who was infected with Nipah virus, passed away on Sunday while under treatment for the disease at Kozhikode medical college hospital.
A 14-year-old boy has been tested positive for Nipah virus in Kerala's Malappuram, Health Minister Veena George said on Saturday.
In a letter addressed to the Prime Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan described the situation as unfortunate and emphasised that raising the issue was necessary despite their reluctance to create controversy during such distressing times.
Kerala Health Minister Veena George on Friday said that it was "unfortunate" that the Central government did not permit her to travel to Kuwait to coordinate in assistance for the people from the State affected in the tragic fire mishap in the Gulf country.
Most of the results sent for genomic sequencing have been found to be Omicron.
The 'news' came on Sunday that George is Covid positive but on Monday evening she had to write in her Facebook post that she is not Covid positive.
"We have asked the Centre to replenish the stock of vaccines at the earliest and we expect it will arrive very soon," she said.
Veena George announced the new guidelines, which say that those who enter shops, banks, and other establishments should have at least one dose of vaccine or an RT-PCR certificate not older than 72 hours.
