COVID-19 situation becoming less threatening in Kerala: Pinarayi Vijayan

‘Learning to live with the virus is the only way forward’

The COVID-19 situation in the State is becoming less threatening and the intensity of disease transmission has been coming down systematically now that over 91% of the eligible population has been covered with the first dose and 39.4% fully vaccinated Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said .

All that the government could do now is to provide maximum safety cover for the people by completing the vaccination as fast as possible. While the virus will continue to circulate, adopting universal precautions to prevent infection and thus learning to live with COVID is the only way forward, he has said.

Talking to mediapersons here on Saturday, he said the growth of new cases had come down by 5% and those under treatment by 8% in the September 18-24 week in comparison to the previous week. The rate of hospitalisation and disease severity has been coming down. The number of active patients, those admitted in hospitals, field hospitals, ICU, ventilator and oxygen support has reduced by 16%, 7%, 21%, 3% and 6% respectively in this week compared to the previous week.