The district administration has put in place a heightened surveillance mechanism in nine grama panchayats under the Vadakara taluk in Kozhikode where over 55 wards have been declared as containment zones. Apart from strengthening screening of people with suspected fever symptoms, a stringent crowd controlling mechanism is also in place in the identified locations.
Soon after the release of the root map of two persons who died of the viral infection, several persons who visited the identified locations have been asked to follow quarantine rules.Kuttiyadi, Kallad,Maruthongara, Ayancheri, and some wards of Vadakara are on the list of locations prepared by the Health department.
Containment zone regulations have restricted the lives of people in villages around Kuttiyadi,Maruthongara,and Ayanchery. Markets remain deserted. According to elected representatives of various wards, the door-to-door survey by the Health department covering around 300 houses has also doubled villagers’ fear.
