Kerala lifts night curfew, Sunday lockdown

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announced that the state government has decided to lift the night curfew and Sunday lockdown after a COVID-19 review meeting held with senior officials on Tuesday.The Kerala government also decided to begin classes in higher education institutions for the final year UG and PG students from October 4.Under the new rule, polytechnic colleges and institutions offering technical and medical courses will be allowed to function from October 4. Final year students and teachers of undergraduate and postgraduate courses will also be allowed if they have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Details regarding the opening of educational institutions are being worked out.
He said  that active cases now stand at 2,37,042, adding that the decision regarding the reopening of schools will be taken later. The state reported 25,723 fresh Covid-19 cases and 189 related deaths in the last 24 hours.The number of cases went below for the first time in 10 days, especially after the Onam celebrations. The positivity rate of the state was also reduced to 16.71%. The state also witnessed 28,561 people recovering from the virus.