Kerala successful in containing Coronavirus, says KK Shailaja

After 3 students who were found to be corona-positive declared stable, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja claimed that Kerala defeated the novel coronavirus. The Minister also reiterated that the government has decided to strengthen precautions after the WHO report that corona is spreading to more countries.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala): Kerala has been successful in containing the spread of coronavirus, said Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja on Friday.

"We can say that we have succeeded in the first part which is containing the virus. 3 students who were found to be corona-positive were isolated, now they are stable. They were cured. From contact tracing to isolation and treatment, we have done everything in a systematic manner," said Shailaja.

"Even we wanted to declare that the corona fear is over, but we cannot do. A total of 3,500 people were in quarantine. When they completed 28 days of quarantine, we released them from home quarantine. Now 135 people are under home quarantine", she added.

The Minister also reiterated that the government has decided to strengthen precautions after the WHO report that corona is spreading to more countries.