Covid surveillance up on border with Kerala

On Tuesday, surveillance was extended to all 28 checkposts on the inter-state borders. 

Published: 14th July 2021 05:41 AM  |   Last Updated: 14th July 2021 05:41 AM   |  A+A A-

Police check vehicles near Mangaluru

By Express News Service

MANGALURU: Dakshina Kannada has stepped up Covid-19 surveillance on all 28 inter-state border roads, in view of the recent rise in Covid cases in Kerala. While the Covid test positivity rate in Dakshina Kannada is around 2 per cent, it is 13 per cent in neighbouring Kasaragod. 

About a week ago, the authorities had deployed personnel at railway stations and a few major check posts like Talapady, to check the vaccination status and RT-PCR report of people entering the state, as per new guidelines issued by the Karnataka government.On Tuesday, surveillance was extended to all 28 checkposts on the inter-state borders. 

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