As COVID-19 transmission becomes intense in the State, with hospitalisations rising proportionately, the government has decided to kick in the categorisation of districts as ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ on the basis of hospitalisation statistics from Tuesday.
Thiruvananthapuram, which reported over 10,000 cases the other day and where COVID hospital admissions have reached 25% of the total hospital admission of the district (threshold 3), has become the first district to be put in category C, where more restrictions in civil life will be introduced to reduce disease transmission.
At a COVID review meeting here on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who chaired the meeting, directed that more attention be given to control measures in the capital district and to strengthen all COVID-related activities by coordinating all local self-government bodies.
