COVID-19 scare: Strict action against wilful violation of public health guidelines

Kerala Health minister K K Shailaja said that strict action would be taken against individuals who wilfully disobeyed the directions issued by the Health Department. Action would be taken under the Travancore-Cochin Public Health Act. The decision has been taken after it was found a family returning from Italy had deliberately kept its travel history hidden for over a week, endangering not just their health but also that of others. The three-member family and two relatives they had visited after coming back had tested positive for COVID-19. The aged parents of the head of the family, who too have developed high fever, have also been moved into isolation. Other close family members and friends they had visited are also under observation, and their samples too had been sent for testing. With a three-year-old child also testing positive, the number of COVID-19 cases in Kerala has risen to six. The parents of the kid are also under observation at the isolation ward of the Kalamassery Medical College in Ernakulam. “The condition of all individuals under observation is stable and satisfactory,” the health minister said. Shailaja said that many people returning from affected countries like Italy, China and South Korea had hidden… Read full this story

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