After dealing with viruses like Nipah and Zika, the Kerala model is proving to be most effective even in the battle against Corona. Until a few days ago, the state, which is battling the most cases, has been able to control the rate of infection rapidly. On 30 March, there were 222 cases of corona in Kerala, which reached 295 by 4 April. During this period, cases increased from two to six times in some states.
Experts say that the Kerala government had set up a control room to deal with Corona on January 26, even before the first case came up. From Quarantine to Isolation and Contact Detection 18 Committees were formed. The first case in the country came to Kerala on 30 January, taking the total to three one by one. All three became healthy in February. Despite this, the Kerala government did not let the vigilance decrease.
Experts say that the Kerala government had set up a control room to deal with Corona on January 26, even before the first case came up. From Quarantine to Isolation and Contact Detection 18 Committees were formed. The first case in the country came to Kerala on 30 January, taking the total to three one by one. All three became healthy in February. Despite this, the Kerala government did not let the vigilance decrease.
Kerala is also ahead in investigation. 66 thousand investigations were conducted across the country till Friday, out of which 10 thousand investigations have been done in Kerala alone. Kerala is the first state in the country to purchase a rapid-PCR kit from a private lab in Pune. Apart from Kerala, Gujarat and Karnataka have also achieved considerable success in preventing infection.
