Ernakulam (Kerala): The Kerala High Court on Tuesday rejecting the petitions seeking a lockdown in the state on the vote-counting day on May 2 said that there is no need for such a directive as adequate measures have been taken by the Election Commission and the Kerala government.
The Government and the Election Commission had informed the court that they had issued strict instructions in view of vote counting.
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A petition has been filed by advocate Vinod Mathew which said: In a state like Kerala, where the pandemic is critical, the gathering of people in large numbers for election victory celebrations will worsen the situation. He demanded a lockdown to prevent the gathering of people.
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On Monday, 21,890 people turned Covid positive after 96,398 samples were sent for testing. As a result, the total active cases in the state have reached 2,32,812 -- the highest ever recorded in Kerala.
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