750-bedded COVID-19 first-line treatment centre set up in Thiruvananthapuram

Social distancing norms flouted at examination centre in Kerala

Social distancing norms were violated as students and their parents gathered outside a Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) examination centre in Pattom. Over 4800 active coronavirus have been reported in Kerala as of now.

Kerala gold smuggling case: M Sivasankar leaves Customs Dept's office after being questioned for 9 hrs

M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on midnight of July 14 left Customs Department's office in Thiruvananthapuram after being questioned. He had been questioned for about nine hours as part of probe into Kerala gold smuggling case by NIA and Customs. Phone call records of Swapna Suresh and Sarith PS, accused in the high profile Kerala gold smuggling case have revealed that they had conversations with M Sivasankar multiple times. This development comes days after 30 kg of gold worth Rs 14.82 crore smuggled in consignment camouflaged as diplomatic baggage was busted by Customs in Thiruvananthapuram. The NIA has registered an FIR under Sections 16, 17 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, against four accused persons, of which three have been arrested.

Rapid Testing, Contact Tracing Could Reduce COVID-19 Transmission By 80%

Quick turnaround of test results and contact tracing improve the odds of successfully limiting COVID-19 spread. By providing test results within one day, communities might be able to reduce onward transmission. It also helps save 80% of the people with whom patients have come into contact with. It also helps reduce the spread of the virus by 80% per COVID-19 patient, reports UPI. Contact tracing is a public health approach used to contain the spread of infectious diseases.

Can Pregnancy Spread The Coronavirus To Fetuses?

Can a pregnant woman spread the coronavirus to her fetus? It’s possible, but it seems to be relatively rare and scientists think they know why that is. Many viruses can cross the placenta and infect a fetus in the womb, reports Huffpost. Researchers in Italy studied 31 women with COVID-19 who delivered babies in March and April. They found COVID in several samples of umbilical cord blood, the placenta and, in one case, breast milk.